3. Paula Rego

Paula Rego has got to be one of my overall favourite artists. Her ability to weave complex narratives into simple images and make innocent nursery rhymes and stories look so sinister is fascinating.

2. David Shrigley

Shrigley has a ridiculous, ironic scence of humour. His observations and images are so simple but they really make you think about things differently. Joker.

1. Francis Bacon

Dark, distorted and mysterious, his personal life translated so uniquely into his work. His colours and composotions are so unusual and he was a master of the brush.