Showing posts with label painters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painters. Show all posts

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Mitch Griffiths

Bit of a buzz going on about THIS fella's paintings at the moment. Think Pre-Raphaelites with Big Macs, consumerism and plastic tits. Modern day Hogarth perhaps?
Photo-realism painting that's an odd fruit isn't it? Would these work if they were photographs rather than paintings? Does the paint add something other than the 'fuck me he's clever' factor? I guess they are like grand religious paintings for 21st century. I don't think they would work as well as photographs, for me the tradition of oil on canvas adds...

Tuesday, 5 February 2008

Liam Spencer

"Blue Moon Chippy" 2003 by Liam Spencer
After yesterday I thought I would follow on with another local painter Liam Spencer. You can see his work at The Manchester City Art Gallery (ground floor) or for some reason I've never really understood, upstairs at Wetherspoons Paramount on Oxford Road, are they aware of what they have? Or here: www.liamspencer.co.uk

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Gemma Parker

Image copyright Gemma Parker

Today I bring some good old fashioned glamour into your lives, in the form of fantastically talented, Manchester based painter Gemma Parker. Go to http://www.gemmaparker.co.uk/ "oh la la"