Peter Blake creates collages that are undoubtedly odd but never jarring or disruptive. His taste for cut-and-paste techniques does not, like most dada art, culminate in black humor; Blake is nothing if not light. He opposes nothing and negates nothing but instead basks in the icons of popular culture

Collage, Eclectic, Funny, Joyful, Pop art, Quirky

Chila Kumari Burman was raised by East Indians who emigrated to the impoverished Bootle district of Liverpool in the '50s. She was taught early and young to look for identity between the cracks of culture. Burman uses memorabilia from her past -- shards of humor, pain, and the unexplained -- to

Bright, Collage, Feminist, In-your-face, Political art, Quirky

She is not one of the newcomers on the international art circuit: if you've ever seen her, with her flaming red hair and piercing eyes, you would not forget her or her work, too soon. Horn works in numerous mediums; her pieces often utilize small motors and pulleys to create subtle animations.

Clever, Kinetic, Kinetic art, Machinistic, Modern sculpture, Quirky, Technology

In a well-appointed flat, a series of scenes unfolds around the circumference of a room: a man sits on a couch, head resting on his fist as if lost in troubled thoughts; across the room another man crouches over a dark wood chest -- is he doubled over in pain or merely inspecting the valuable antique

Documentary photography, Enigmatic, Erotic, Grand, Playful, Quirky, Young british artists, Young british/kitchen sink/free cinema