UP & COMING EVENTS
June 2010
24-26 June 2010 - Saatchi Gallery London
Exhibiting:
- The works of renowned and up and coming artists
- Celebrity works of art
- The winners of the National Art Competition
- Official launch of the Art of Giving website
November 2010
Gallery event - details to follow
NATIONAL ART COMPETITION
Judges Panel
Terry O’Neil
Renowned photographer Terry O’Neill is famous for his iconic images of Hollywood’s elite in the 1960s and 1970s capturing almost every famous face - from Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Orson Welles and Brigitte Bardot to Nelson Mandela, the British Royal Family and prominent politicians - showing a more natural and human side to these subjects than had usually been portrayed before.
Always polite and professional in his approach, his informal and spontaneous style captured the spirit of the times.
Rising stars, including rock bands The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, did not want the wooden, pre-fabricated images typical of the 1950s. As a result O’Neill became much in demand and his star began to rise alongside that of his subjects.
During the 1980s Terry became the photographer of choice for Hollywood, and his commissions from the time are nothing short of a catalogue of global superstardom.
Terry’s success continued into the 1990s and he is today revered as one the great British photographers.
Vic Reeves
Vic Reeves might be better known for his surreal style of comedy than he is for his figurative painting, but that hasn’t stopped Vic Reeves from pursuing his first love - a career in art.
Painting was his original career plan. Vic Reeves attended a foundation course in London's East End and worked in a gallery in the mid-80s while continuing to paint and draw.
"An exhibition gives me the impetus to do more work. I mean you could call it a hobby, but it is more important than that. To say it is more than a hobby is like blowing a very golden trumpet, but it is something that I like doing."
Reeves explains that he approaches his art in the same way that he approaches his comedy. Writing a sketch is the same as painting a painting. "I find it’s quite similar. It’s the way one might display a subject, see life, whatever you call it. There is comedy in the painting."
Christian Furr
Christian Furr brings a wealth of experience to the judging panel of the National Art Competition and will be exhibiting his own exquisite work at the Saatchi Gallery…Christian Furr was the youngest artist to have officially painted Queen Elizabeth II and continues to receive notable commissions worldwide. He has appeared on several television shows judging and teaching and has written books on Art.
