A world-famous British artist has won a court fight after suing an Argentinean winery for £150,000 over claims her work was copied for its Malbec labels.
Shantell Martin's distinctive black and white murals saw her gain international recognition, with lucrative collaborations involving singer Kendrick Lamar and labels Tiffany & Co, Adidas and Puma.
The 44-year-old, who grew up in Thamesmead, south London, and first found fame as a VJ in Japan before moving to New York, was also handed an MBE by King Charles earlier this year.
But in April 2020, Ms Martin became locked in a copyright battle with winemaker Bodegas San Huberto Sa and British importer Marc Patch after complaining that her designs had been copied on over 18,000 bottles of Malbec.
The artist protested that the label for the winemaker's Aminga Malbec featured drawings that appeared to be lifted from a site-specific drawing she created for her 2017 solo show 'Someday We Can' at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
