Jonathan Wain - Pfizer Labs 4 / Free Burger - No Reserve

"Pfizer Labs 4 / Free Burger" is a visceral, multi-layered work by Jonathan Wain that captures the frantic zeitgeist of the early 2020s. Using a raw, Neo-Expressionist style, Wain explores the intersection of corporate medicine, consumerist incentives, and urban decay.

The canvas is a battlefield of textures. It features a sophisticated "low-fidelity" aesthetic, where precision stenciling is deliberately obscured by heavy, gestural applications of acrylic. The work vibrates with a "Street Art" energy, utilizing a palette of industrial greys, clinical whites, and jarring pops of primary yellow and red.

Wain’s technique in this piece relies on visual archaeology—layering information and then partially stripping it away or burying it under new marks. The "Pfizer" text at the base is rendered in a shaky, hand-painted yellow that contrasts with the more rigid stencils above, highlighting the tension between corporate structure and human imperfection.

Acrylic on canvas mounted on a wooden stretcher frame ready to hang. Signed on the front

Provenance: Directly acquired from the artist's studio.

A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed by Jonathan Wain will be included.

Shipped with tracked and signed service.
Frame not included

Jonathan Wain is a contemporary British artist based in Spain whose work combines influences from street art, graffiti, pop art and abstract expressionism. Originally trained in Fine Art Sculpture at Manchester Metropolitan University between 1993 and 1996, he later turned his focus to painting, developing a distinctive visual language rooted in layered imagery and expressive mark-making.

Working primarily with acrylic and spray paint, Wain creates vivid, multi-layered compositions that often explore themes of myth, memory, conflict and transformation. His paintings blend spontaneous gesture with symbolic imagery, producing works that feel both playful and psychologically charged.