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Who is Banksy anyway? And what has he done for the Art World?
The sporadic and random appearance of the well-known stencil-style art works have created quite a following for this modern ‘street artist’. The recent auction stunt for a piece now titled ‘Shredded Girl with Balloon’ is testimony to how much value can be added to what some see as ‘impermanent’ works of art...
Happy New Year.... And the Winner is?
And the Winner is... Every year we like to tell you who has won our 'Little Acorns' Top Sellers Award, in other words, who has sold the most pieces in the last twelve months... the results are in: IN FIRST PLACE: KEALEY FARMER Kealey has had a phenomenal year here at The Acorn Gallery! Her exhibition in May was a great success and we are looking forward to seeing what Kealey produces in 2019 :) IN SECOND PLACE: EDGE SCULPTURE These unique and much-loved sculptures have been very well received and we have had a great year with demand going...
Mackenzie Thorpe - Official Artist - 2019 Tour de Yorkshire
Allow Yourself to Invest in Art... and be Repaid Every Day!
If you had £500 what could you do with it?
New clothes? More gadgets? A few days away?
Or buy something fabulous which makes you smile every day and makes you feel fantastic!
Art for investment has always been a tricky subject. Vincent Van Gogh only sold a single painting whilst he was alive and yet now his original works are worth millions!
It was the Best of Games, it was the Worst of Games...
Tuesday’s World Cup match between England and Columbia turned out to be not just a splendid example of the beautiful game but also an example of how these millionaire players, who find themselves in the spotlight of the world, can set a shining example to the younger generation! This ‘Game of Life’ so doted on by the impressionable young (and not so young!) generations, does, without knowing it, set standards of behaviour which are often reflected away from the match field. The first class conduct of Harry Kane and his teammates has shown the World how to...