18 November 2011 Last updated at 13:52

In Pictures: The Lock Up II exhibition

Naomi Campbells and Coke Moss Zero Kate, KGuy

Curator Eddie Lock offers a guide to some of the work at the London pop-up exhibition The Lock Up II, featuring current prolific contemporary and urban British artists: "KGuy is very anti-establishment and has a wry Banksy-esque sense of humour. These two pieces are a play on words between Naomi Campbell and the famous Campbell's Soup image, and Kate Moss with the Coke brand and drug use."

"This Mau Mau piece is a mockery of the US economy. His work is mainly freehand spraypaint and he's been a pioneer of the anti-pollution campaign, working a lot with Greenpeace. He's painted on driftwood and even pulled oil drums out of the sea."

"Goldie was one of the pioneers of graffiti and street art 25 years ago. He obviously got into music that took him away from it but after the recent growing popularity of urban art he decided to carry on painting. These two works are on 11 layers of wood which have been sandblasted and lacquered so there's a lot of depth."

"Pam Glew's trademark style is to dye and bleach her images onto vintage flags and also makes her own from denim. As well as this one of Scarlett Johansson she has also created images of Angelina Jolie and Kate Moss."

"Chris Bracey has done pretty much every neon across London, following in his dad's footsteps with the family business and becoming an artist. He's also created neons for films including the first Batman in 1989 and for director Stanley Kubrick."

Villany and Death at the Parade, Dan Baldwin

"Dan Baldwin obviously has a vivid imagination and his colours are very vibrant and busy. Recently featured on the cover of art magazine Art of England, his works appeal to a lot of female celebrity collectors including Holly Willoughby and Petra Ecclestone."

Bowie - Bully For You and Lennon - Chilly For Me, Fin DAC

"Fin DAC's works are mainly portraits of rock stars. He usually works with stencils but these portraits of David Bowie and John Lennon are freehand painted. The musicians in the pictures are looking at other, reflecting the fact they worked together on the 1975 song, Fame."

Most Lonely Powerful and Today Is Tomorrow

"David Whittaker's paintings are huge at more than a metre square. He uses the form of the human head and paints fine art within in it. I think he's going to be one of the biggest contemporary artists of our generation." The Lock Up II runs from 18 – 27 November at the Red Bull Studios in London Bridge.

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In Pictures: The Lock Up II exhibition

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