Craig Alan | Cocotte Calligraphy Each of his Populus works

Each of his Populus works is constructed from hundreds of meticulously hand-painted miniature figures — tiny people who

Before Banksy stencilled walls

with consistent secondary market performance and a collector base that includes some of the most prominent names in entertainment

where the boundary between elements is perpetually negotiated

The work is about expansion

Craig Alan | Cocotte Calligraphy Each of his Populus worksCraig Alan Cocotte Original Populus series Cocotte the French term for a kept woman, a courtesan, a figure of luxury and transgression gives Craig Alan's Populus method a subject that suits it perfectly. Each of Alan's works is built from hundreds of individually painted miniature figures that resolve, at the correct distance, into a single coherent image. The effect is cinematic: a work that changes as you approach it, offering one reading from