Ben Frost encourages us to "skip ads" with his tongue-in-cheek artworks that laugh at capitalism

You will be able to see some of his latest work at a new exhibition, SKIP A.D., at London's StolenSpace gallery from 2 June until 1 July 2017. The title for the show is an instantly recognisable phrase, one which we click past everyday. Frost invites us to attempt to ‘Skip Ad’; to look past the advertising which engulfs our everyday lives and view it from his twisted perspective.

"Every time I watch a streaming video on the internet, I'm forced to sit through an advertisement at the beginning of each video. Seeing the little 'SKIP AD' button made me consider that a big part of our engagement with society is via a never-ending series of advertisements. Sometimes I wish we could just skip the entire millennium – SKIP A.D."

By subverting mainstream iconography from the worlds of advertising, entertainment and politics, he creates a visual framework that is bold, confronting and often controversial. His imagery often shows hentai inspired girls, highlighting the hyper-sexualisation which overwhelms modern advertising. Children's characters appear sexualised, Freddy Krueger reigns large over an American flag, In SKIP A.D.’ Frost welcomes the viewer into his disturbing American Dream.