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Posted on 24/03/201328/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Lichtenstein @ Tate Modern

A long time personal favourite from the Pop Art world, Roy Lichtenstein, is being celebrated with the first ‘full scale retrospective’ of his work at The Tate Modern, London. It brings together 125 of his works, celebrating this striking, often monumental work created by such a quiet and unassuming man.

Whaam! 1963 by Roy Lichtenstein 1923-1997

Benday dots, stripes, flat colour palate and bold linear design all contribute to his rye and witty canvases and sculptures. His break from the tortured world of the Abstract Expressionists and the intellectual weight that movement carried cannot be under estimated. Continue reading Lichtenstein @ Tate Modern

Posted on 20/05/201228/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Portrait: Mum

Been a long time in posting this as it was completed in February. Nevertheless, this is the film of my painting a portrait of my Mum.

Acrylic on canvas, measures 80cm x 100cm.

Posted on 02/01/201228/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Dizzying effects of 3D Street Artist Eduardo Relero

Recently found this fabulous selection of images of the Argentinian Eduardo Relero’s 3D street art. He has painted in various cities around the world. But most of these have all been shot in Spain. Continue reading Dizzying effects of 3D Street Artist Eduardo Relero

Posted on 28/12/201128/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Was van Gogh Colour-blind?

I have recently read this article on one of the most unfortunate of artists, Vincent van Gogh. What a catastrophe his life was; suspected tinnitus that drove him to sever his ear, lack of recognition and poverty during his life, and now it is proposed that his view of the pallet that he worked with was not that of people with normal colour vision. Continue reading Was van Gogh Colour-blind?

Posted on 10/10/201128/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Steve Jobs

Just wished to pay my respects to an immense innovator and visionary.

I found this article on the man who most influenced him very revealing:

The Man Who Inspired Jobs – being Edwin H. Land – creator of Polaroid, and this quote a breath of fresh air:

“Market research is what you do when your product isn’t any good.” And his sense of innovation: “Every significant invention,” Land once said, “must be startling, unexpected, and must come into a world that is not prepared for it. If the world were prepared for it, it would not be much of an invention.” Thirty years later, when a reporter asked Jobs how much market research Apple had done before introducing the iPad, he responded, “None. It isn’t the consumers’ job to know what they want.”

Posted on 03/07/201128/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Beatle’s artist Blake showing at Bridlington

Beatles artist Blake showing at gallery – Local – Beverley Guardian.

This is quite a coo for Gallery 49, in Bridlington. The whole space will be devoted to signed limited edition prints by Sir Peter Blake and other RA friends.

Peter Blake is perhaps most famous for his collage work and especially the cover he made for the Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. But he had hit the Pop Art scene long before that, emerging in the 1950s and becoming one of the best known Pop Artists by the early 60’s exhibiting along side David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj. At that time he sourced images from advertisements and music hall entertainment and was always interested in the juxtaposition of collage and use of popular images with fine art. Continue reading Beatle’s artist Blake showing at Bridlington

Posted on 30/06/201128/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Artists Wanted: Pete Eckert

Absolutely amazing portrait of an amazing and unassuming man. Beautiful concepts, ethereal; I loved this.

| Artists Wanted | In Focus : Pete Eckert from Artists Wanted on Vimeo.

Posted on 30/01/201128/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Exit Through the Gift Shop

So here’s the story behind the story. It’s not really a Banksy film. Well this trailer isn’t. It’s a Thierry Guetta film.
The biggest counter cultural movement since punk. Street Art.

Posted on 01/09/201028/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Portrait of Dan

I finished this in February, but have only just got round to making this short film.

It’s just a selection of stills taken of me painting a portrait in acrylic on canvas. I was trying out some techniques I’d not used before – like a mid grey undercoat as Holbein used when painting The Ambassadors. I thought I might try letting the base coat show through in some of the highlighting. But as it turned out I painted over practically all the surface.

Also I’d been looking at polychrome work and Estofado – the process of layering of gold leaf and then paint particularly on sculptures made of wood. They would reveal the gold leaf by scratching the top layer of paint off. The polychromer can scratch or scrape the design off the reveal the gold underneath.

As well as scratching it off I’d heard the gold leaf was used under paintings to help make the painting itself glow – especially the flesh tones. So I tried that too. I think it did work. There was a finish to the facial area that felt more vibrant. The final picture. Click on it to get a close up of the detail.

Video Music: Daydream by Danny Sharp

Tell me what you think.

Posted on 30/08/201028/02/2016 by SharpArt — Leave a comment

Pop Art Blue

Brilliant opening sequence by PolitelyHomicidal. It features Roy Lichtenstein’s comic strip works, of course Andy Warhol portraits, and others from the Pop Art movement, but also the much overlooked Richard Hamilton’s Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?