Burns supper is an annual celebration of the life of Scottish poet, Robert Burns who’s work is wildly celebrated and known across the world. His poem and song, Auld Lang Syne is probably his most famous piece along with Scots Wha Have which was the unofficial national Anthem of Scotland for many years. Burns Night started...
Category: Artist Spotlight
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Sunday, 30 December , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024World Braille Day Artist Spotlight
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] World Braille day is celebrated on 4th January every year as this is the birthday of Louis Braille. Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 and became blind after an accident when he was young. At the age of 15 he developed a system to help him read which we now know today...
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Monday, 26 November , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Poppy Chancellor
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Poppy Chancellor. Poppy Chancellor is a London based illustrator and papercut artist. Chancellor creates delicate, bespoke and individually hand-cut paper designs for events, individual clients and brands. The artist completed her illustration degree at Kingston University before studying on The Drawing Year at The Prince’s Drawing School...
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Monday, 5 November , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Michelle Shore
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is PopUp Painting team member and artist Michelle Shore. Michelle Shore is an artist based in The Peak District, who works as part of the Manchester PopUp Painting team. The artist specialises in ink drawings, however she also uses charcoal, pastel and paint to create her work. Michelle...
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Monday, 29 October , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Edvard Munch
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s artist of the week is Edvard Munch. Edvard Munch is a Norwegian born, expressionist painter and printer. In the late 20th century he played a great role in German expressionism, namely because of the strong mental anguish that was displayed in many of the works he created. Only a few years after...
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Monday, 22 October , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Olek
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is street artist Olek. Olek is a Polish born, New York based street artist who is known for her crocheted interventions of public spaces. The artist combines punk zeal, pop imagery and political messages in her pieces. Olek herself comments that through her work she wants to ‘bring color...
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Monday, 15 October , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Mamma Andersson
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Karin Mamma Andersson. Mamma Andersson (as the artist is better known) is a contemporary painter from Sweden. The artist studied at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm between 1986-1993. Mamma Andersson has a distinctive style of painting that juxtaposes thickly layered paint with loosely...
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Monday, 1 October , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Xu Beihong (徐悲鴻)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s artist of the week is Chinese artist Xu Beihong (徐悲鴻). Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was primarily known for his ‘Shui-mo Hua’ or Chinese ink-and-wash paintings. The artist was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a new modern China at the beginning of the 20th century....
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Monday, 24 September , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Salvador Dali
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Spanish artist Salvador Dali. The artist was born in 1904 in Figueres, Spain. Salvador Dali was one of the leading members of the Surrealist movement. The Surrealists were known for a desire to express the contents of the unconscious mind through their work. They believed that artistic...
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Monday, 17 September , 2018Tuesday, 19 November , 2024Artist Spotlight: Kara Walker
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Kara Walker. Kara Walker is an American artist, who explores themes of race, gender, sexuality and identity in her work. The artist is best known for her iconic silhouetted figures. Walker uses the traditional Victorian medium of the silhouette and applies it directly onto the gallery walls, creating...