$2,194
Acrylic on fiberglass, signed by James Blunt 3100 mm by 1070 mm Paul Hart studied at Bournemouth, Darlington and Winchester Colleges of Art, where he discovered and developed his dual loves of painting and music. His approach to painting is drawn between the strong graphic imagery of the poster and the understanding of form in realism. The dichotomy this presents helps to strip away the unnecessary, but to focus on the essential Elements of an image. His style lends itself to a broad range of scale and he is as comfortable designing CDs as large murals eg the Compton Acres commission (where Louis Armstrong was filmed singing "Wonderful World"). He has also been commissioned by W.H. Smith and Southern Co-operatives for whom he recently painted a 10 X 30 foot mural, his largest work as yet. "My 10 foot Gibson Les Paul guitar looks great. Gibson GuitarTown London should be a huge success, raising money for three worthy charities and I'm very happy to be associated with the campaign." James Blunt The artist says of this piece: "I felt I had achieved a good likeness whilst painting the James Blunt feature when a group of 13 year old students came into the room and in unison exclaimed 'Its James Blunt!' Apparently I came close to death when finishing the Varnishing of the guitar. I was at the Gibson offices nervously waiting for James to arrive and add his signature when I reached for a bottle of spring water to drink. I took one large gulp and it tasted foul and luckily I Read more…
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2007-11-20
