Bio

Bio

Scipop (Science Fiction Pop Art) is the alias of London-based artist Nazar Ali Khan, whose bold and impactful artworks contrast modernist abstract and pop art influences to explore themes of personal transformation in the digital age.

Nazar was born in London, where he studied architecture and began his professional career as an architect. A self-taught artist, he further developed his artistic style and identity on the music scene as a visual artist, initially under the mentorship of the iconic artist and designer Barney Bubbles.

With the disruptive arrival of digital media, he transitioned from architecture to design digital experiences for top brands at creative and media organisations. The impact of digital media on human behaviour continues to inform the themes of his artistic practice.

A seasoned live musician as a bass guitarist, Nazar has also performed under his sound art and electronic music alias Stray Transmission in London, Brighton and Margate, and in collaboration with performance troupe The Cult of Rammellzee in 2015 at the Magda Danysz Gallery in London.

His two “Live Transmissions” gallery events in 2023 at Happenstance Gallery in London showcased his art prints as Scipop alongside his live sound art and electronic music performances. The shows drew an enthusiastic response to his artworks, and his recent mixed media paintings have been well received.

The course is set for a new era of Scipop artworks.

Artist Statement

Artist Statement

Scipop - Science Fiction Pop Art.

With a passion and empathy for people navigating the digital media age, my art elevates the moments we experience that are transient, transitional or transformational.

My artworks contrast modernism’s white hot abstraction with pop’s cool imagery.

I work with both traditional materials, typically acrylics on canvas, and contemporary techniques derived from digital processes and street art. My mixed media paintings explore perceptions of depth and surface, and my relationship with architecture brings an additional spatial dynamic to my compositions.

My “Interventions” series asks - what brings us back to the present when we’re focused too far into the future? My “Missions” series looks at everyday empowerment.

Personal stories framed as universal experiences.