[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s artist of the week is Leonora Carrington. Leonora Carrington was an English-born Surrealist painter and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City, and was one of the last surviving participants in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s. Carrington established a distinctive take on Surrealism, working alongside other key members...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s artist of the week is Richard Diebenkorn. Diebenkorn was an American painter whose work was associated with the ‘abstract expressionist’ movement. Diebenkorn’s practice initially embraced abstraction, in particular abstract landscapes, before making what was a surprising change of direction to figuration in the mid-1950s, which would persist until the mid 1960s. The artist...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is PopUp Painting team member Kieran Loftus. Kieran Loftus is a London based artist and illustrator. Kieran’s work focuses on imagery taken from nature and wildlife. The artist uses predominantly pencil and watercolours to create his figurative works. Kieran is a graduate from Chelsea College of Art. The artist is...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1.Come along. You’ve booked yourself a fantastic night out, where the only decree is to bring your imagination and have fun. We supply you with painting aprons so the pressure is off! Dress to impress or wear your rags. 2.Be Thirsty. If you’re thinking about downing a few before your event, no need, we have...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s artist of the week is Peter Doig. Peter Doig is a Scottish painter, who is regarded as one of the most renowned living figurative painters. The artist was born in Edinburgh in 1959, however much of his childhood was spent in Canada and Trinidad. Doig creates figurative paintings that depict recognisable imagery such as buildings...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s artist of the week is Michael Craig-Martin. Michael Craig-Martin is a painter and sculptor who was born in Dublin in 1941 and educated in the United States, where he studied at Yale University. During his time at Yale, the artist focused his work predominantly on sculpture, with Minimalism and artists such a Donald...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This week is Transgender Awareness Week. Here are 7 trans artists we think you should know about. Transgender Awareness Week aims to raise visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people and the issues faced by the community, and culminates in the Transgender Day of Remembrance (20th November). Over the past few months, we have tried to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our November 2015 Poppy Season is now well underway. We’ve currently run 4 out of 11 planned events (you can book for the other 7 here) and we’re just over a third of the way towards our target! Last year we managed to raise a total of £200 for Help For Heroes. Our goal...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is PopUp Painting team member Emily Snape. Emily is an illustrator who makes children’s illustrations, illustrations for large companies, posters, story boards, cards, murals. Snape is graduate of Central St Martins and Bristol University and Kingston University. Emily creates work both digitally and traditionally and her practice spans across many...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s ‘Artist of the Week’ is Horace Pippin. Horace Pippin was a self-taught African-American painter who worked in a naive style. The injustice of slavery and American segregation feature prominently in many of his works. The artist was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Goshen, New York. Pippin served in the 369th infantry in Europe during...
