Monthly Archives: June 2010

Female Pop Art Artists

Posted on 28/06/2010 by SharpArt

Seductive Subversion -  the name of the exhibition at the University of the Arts earlier on this year, shows a different, less commercial side to Pop Art – mainly because it’s all produced by women. These pieces are observant, pithy … Continue reading →

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Banksy Prints Stolen

Posted on 27/06/2010 by SharpArt

If you’ve got a copy of Banksy’s book, Wall and Piece, you will have seen several examples of Banksy’s art being surreptitiously placed on the walls of famous galleries and museums. This example, ‘Early Man Goes To Market’  appeared in … Continue reading →

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Encaustic Painting

Posted on 25/06/2010 by SharpArt

Had never heard of this! A very old and intermittently re-found technique which uses bees wax and pigments to paint or model paint with. The bees wax has to be heated so it can be manipulated. It seems it was … Continue reading →

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