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Brian Popay
Artistic Director
42 Somerset Road
Frome
BA11 1HE
United Kingdom
M: 07973 569 106
P: 01373 466 405
http://fineartistes.com
brian@fineartistes.com
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"THE STUDIO IN THE STREET"
Our Installation piece is an “Instant Art School” housed in and around an attractive pop-up gazebo. It is supervised by a working artist and "visiting lecturers". The audience join in a real "still-life" class as well as painting a large interactive canvas, the subject matter of which is inspired by the location and the event.
Undiscovered skills are revealed by both adults and children alike and finished drawings are exhibited around the area. This ia a three to four hour non-stop Installation, and the organisers get to keep the big finished canvas artwork. SEE IMAGES Nos 2 & 3 TOP OF PAGE
Our Current WALKABOUT SHOWS include:
"UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES" – An homage to the seminal 1969 Gilbert and George living sculpture, but in our version it escapes the art gallery and takes to the streets in a nostalgic and touching piece of mobile Music Hall.
SEE IMAGE No 1 TOP OF PAGE
"THE TWO BRIANS" – London Art Critics on tour - and dedicated to the outrageous Brian Sewell. They have (con)descended to grace your event and give their scandalous opinions of it. Guaranteed to delight and offend in equal measure.
SEE IMAGE No 4 TOP OF PAGE
"THE ARTISTS IN THE WINDOW"– Shop windows become working artist's studios with their three resident artists engaging the passers-by in passionate debate on art and life. They are each working on a canvas in extremely differing styles, so competition for the public's attention and approval is tough.
"THE ART TART" - Page Three Glamour meets The Guardian Arts Section as the voluptuous Rose spray-paints a graffiti self-portrait onto a canvas. See her in action on YouTube "rose popay cans festival" - WARNING Adults Only!
SEE IMAGE No 5 TOP OF PAGE
"RUPERT AND ARABELLA"- A mobile artist's studio in a pram with the pretentious Rupert and the ghastly Arabella inviting specially selected passers-by to pose for her epic work - " A PORTRAIT OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE ", whilst the rest of the crowd enter into lively debate about Life and Art....
SEE IMAGE No 6 TOP OF PAGE
OTHER ARTISTE-TIC OFFERINGS
Bespoke one-offs to order, such as interactive comedy characters are developed for a client's particular requirements.
Furthermore, we devise and write scenarios for commercial presentations at Conferences, Trade Fairs etc.
We offer a series of digital slide lectures on subjects such as Art, History, Food and Entertainment - all presented by "experts" in their field. These are perfect humorous interludes for Lunchtime or Evening soirees.
We work in Corporate, Private or Public settings - And we will give Workshops on Drama and Art for absolutely anyone at all.
WHO WE ARE:
BRIAN POPAY B.A. - perfomer and free-lance director. Founder member of the Natural Theatre Company of Bath, with whom he still works.
A guest director on Avanti Display's street shows and sits on the steering group of the National Association of Street Artists - www.nasauk.org
ROSE POPAY B.A. , his daughter, is a Bristol artist and performer. She graduated from Bretton Hall, Yorkshire and worked for Damien Hirst for five years. She is Artist in Residence at Glastonbury Festival. www.rosepopay.co.uk
PAVEL DOUGLAS - a professional actor who has appeared in many film and TV roles, including EastEnders and Goldeneye.
Some Quotes:
"THE STUDIO IN THE STREET" Installation Piece
"It really is a fabulous idea, as it gives both children and adults the opportunity to be creative, in a supportive and incredibly fun atmosphere."
SUE BERESFORD, WAY OUT FEST, NOTTINGHAM, 2007
"The painting is FAB and will have a position in the Arts Centre",
LIZ LAVENDER, SWINDON SUMMER FESTIVAL, 2008
"RUPERT AND ARABELLA" Walkabout Piece
"I saw Fine Artistes in Liverpool and completely loved it"
SIAN THOMAS, WINCHESTER HAT FAIR,2008
"They were a joy to have in the centre and engaged the public with both the exhibition and the library surrounding". ALEX HOARE, CURATOR, WINCHESTER DICOVERY CENTRE, 2008
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