Collection: Nick Holdsworth | Artist

Biography

Nick Holdsworth is a contemporary British artist renowned for his pop art portraits, mosaic pixel artworks, and mixed-media creations.Nick Holdsworth is a contemporary British artist renowned for his pop art portraits, mosaic pixel artworks, and mixed-media creations. His work reflects a deep appreciation for music, film, architecture, and youth culture, making each piece both visually captivating and culturally resonant.

Nick Holdsworth first made his name in the late 1990s as the founder of the iconic fashion label Purple Om / Random, a cult T-shirt brand sold worldwide in leading fashion stores including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Liberty’s London, Colette Paris, and Barneys Tokyo. His early career in fashion, design, and youth culture directly shaped the bold, graphic style he is now known for in the fine art world.

At the heart of Nick Holdsworth’s practice is his signature mosaic pixel art style. Nick’s artwork draws inspiration from Pop Art pioneers Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as from music, film, architecture, and global youth culture. By combining elements of popular culture with contemporary design, his work captures both nostalgia and modernity, appealing to collectors of British pop art, contemporary pixel mosaics, and mixed-media artworks