Pop Idle is illustrator Jon Burgerman’s current UK exhibition and is set to promise redemption, salvation and salivation. Appropriately held at London’s Concrete Hermit Gallery, the exhibition includes new work produced for the show, consisting of sculptural pieces and original artwork. The exhibition also launches his monograph book entitled Gribba Grub.

The small gallery is dominated by three large sculptures; a primarily pink and orange triangular form, a rather rotund blue creation with rabbit-like ears and also a yellow sculpture with a spiky head. These sculptures, almost acting like three-dimensional figures of the characters within Burgerman’s doodles, have been adorned with his iconic graffiti style illustration.

Original artwork mirroring the sculptures hangs on the gallery’s walls. Quirky orange faces are painted on scraps of cardboard and are purposely presented in a skew-whiff composition. This set of artwork is juxtaposed with cleaner, more detailed and considered framed art. However, I did notice one of the cardboard canvases had randomly been honoured with a swish glass frame- nice touch.

And Burgerman’s book Gribba Grub is also a creative joy to the eye. A monograph apparently bought about by a year of intensive drawing, travelling, idle thoughts and snacking. This book is a beautiful piece of art with a pleasant mishmash of photography, thoughts, doodles and Burgerman’s distinctive style of fine illustrations. Fine illustrations that according to that fact-pack encyclopaedia Wikipedia are influence by Saturday morning TV, sweet wrappers and root vegetables.

See Burgerman’s website for lots more photos from preview night, *free magazine for who can spot the four members of Amelia’s Magazine.

The exhibition runs until 30th April. Open 10am – 6pm Tuesday-Sunday.