As a practising portrait artist myself I make sure to visit the BP Portrait Award at The National Portrait Gallery (London) every year. I go seeking inspiration and this year I wasn't disappointed. My initial intention was to write a review of this exhibition as a group show however I found there was one...
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Richard Phillips’ Most Wanted is an identity parade of some of the most popular young faces in America today. Phillips has taken found imagery of contemporary icons; Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake, Chace Crawford, Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Momsen (wait.. who?) and created a series...
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Each year I pay a visit to the Turner Prize at Tate Britain to experience the sheer exhilaration of blinding rage. Okay, perhaps I’m exaggerating for dramatic effect.. but I do usually experience mild irritation. 2010 brought us the likes of; Gauguin: Maker of Myth, Henry Moore, Richard Hamilton: Modern Moral Matters, Sally Mann,...
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