Her talent for observing our every peculiar trait and gait is earning her a spot amongst the best known caricaturists of our time, bolstered by a regular slot for the Telegraph, and with her limited edition prints being guzzled down like vintage wine at a dinner party. Brimming with Jeeves-like humour, and a generous dollop of witty candour, Sue Macartney-Snape encapsulates British social stereotypes through her caricatures.
Red-faced gents clutch the stems of their wine glasses, whilst the tableaus animatedly depict routines that might be at play during a dinner party; waiters rush about with the precision and litheness of an acrobat, whilst elegant ladies and suits mingle smoothly in reconnaissance of a Ferrero Roche pyramid.
Other scenes accurately replicate the comical relationship between pets and their owners, who share the same rituals and habits of, say, lazing in living room, or pottering in the garden. Comedy that is driven by social observation is one of the cleverest kinds of humour, and one that Sue Macartney-Snape has mastered. She scrutinizes our every whim, like the Lady of the Manor scrutinizes the silverware when guests come to stay.
Sue Macartney-Snape now lives and works in London, the apt perch from which to study our particular habits and pastimes — key ingredients that feed her imagination in the process of portraying us most acutely through her pen. It is the juxtaposition of her carefully chosen titles and precisely composed caricatures that creates her winning recipe for witty art. This style of art has been popular for centuries, and is currently enjoying a surge in interest as new methods of illustration are being developed; animated films are diversifying and the graphic novel is more popular than ever.
Removed from our particular expectations and class distinctions, she can step back and portray our peculiar social structures and traditions with a questioning air. She then adds an artistic flair to her hawk-like findings to create images that both represent and gently mock the mundane comforts and rituals in our everyday lives. It is truly enjoyable to laugh at our curious kinks, our farcical fetishes, and our mundane mannerisms.
To reflect upon the little routines that we hold dear, and smile nostalgically in recognition of them, is like a mother may do as she watches her child, and recognises something of herself there. Perhaps it is this charm that attracts so many to the idea of owning one of her farcical portraits for their very own. Her full collection is available from www. A career as an artist was not initially apparent to Henderson Cisz , despite a glaring affinity for fine art.
However, a few years in banking firmly set his mind to pursue art professionally, when his passion for it could longer be sated by mere hobby. Thus, he moved to London in , and studied painting to begin his greatest journey — his career as an artist. Henderson Cisz is a well travelled man, something that affects the style of his work.
The subjects of his paintings well express the lifestyle of a nomadic man adept to city life. His seascapes counter the high-speed city pace, promising to slow time in its tracks. It could easily be assumed that the contrasting styles of landscapes — the sea and the city — have been created by two different artists. There was an error sending your enquiry, why not try again later. Translation options: Translation options:. No longer available Rolf Harris, signed limited edition print entitled Time Goes By of two gentlemen in a street Hammer Price: Interested in the price of this lot?
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Hammer Price:. Interested in the price of this lot? Lot Location:. Heathfield, East Sussex. Visit website. See all auctions. Get alerts for new items like this. Auction Details. John Ridgeway, from the Old Mill Antiques Centre in Bridgnorth, said he was not surprised certain "tactless" people were trying to make a profit. He said: "I think most people would take the artwork in to the back garden and burn it. If someone wanted to sell one of his pieces at our auction I think I would have to say "no thanks".
Those who are buying the pieces will hope in a few years time everyone would have forgotten about it and they can make a profit. Personally I hope they lose all their money. In Lincoln, Nigel Robertson, who runs Bluestone Art, said he had a now almost worthless collection of signed Harris pieces.
But socially there's a line that can't be crossed and I think Rolf Harris has crossed that line. Art collectors rush to buy Rolf Harris's work.
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