Love Art London

Stuart Semple suffered a traumatic near death experience at the age of 19 which resulted in something of an epiphany. He realised his destiny was painting and from that moment has been driven by an insatiable energy to do just that. Paint. You only live once so you might as well follow your heart eh? And considering he’s a highly regarded contemporary artist his route to success was typically unconventional. By the age of 21 he’d produced around 3,000 paintings and sold them all on eBay. Who needs a gallery anyway? He caught the attention of vintage rock chic Debbie Harry who started to collect his work, then he got picked up by art dealer Anthony d’Offay and well, Bob became his uncle as it were. And his rock and roll credentials don’t end there, he’s since collaborated with Lady Gaga, The Prodigy and The Futureheads. One of Stuart’s best loved works was a performance called HappyCloud at Tate Modern in which he flooded the London skyline with thousands of pink smiley clouds at the height of the financial crisis. Priceless.

This is the second gig in our exciting series of up close and personal studio tours in association with our great pals at John Jones, the grand masters of fine art framing.

This event is for Members Only (20 places)

http://www.stuartsemple.com/