Phillipe Aird
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Philippe Aird Background Philippe is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Manchester. He grew up in Stockport and was influenced by L S Lowry to go to Salford College of Art at the age of sixteen. Winning a scholarship on the grounds of exceptional talent, he attended Chelsea School of Art in 1980. Lectured there, amongst others, by David Hockney, he won the 1st Time Out International Video Festival Award and made significant strides in developing his own style and methodology. Additional success quickly followed, with shows in Los Angeles and Sotheby’s in London. This was interspersed with trips to Spain, the USA and Paris, all the while absorbing techniques and applying them in a variety of media. A firm believer in ‘learning by doing’ he taught at Stockport College of Art for several years before taking the plunge and deciding to paint full-time in the early 90’s. Already the subject of a BBC 40 Minutes documentary, a book on Philippe’s life was launched in 2006. His fluid, multi-coloured canvases are perfectly suited to todays modern, crisp interiors. His most popular sized paintings, the 36 x 36 inches, are painted in pairs, the larger sizes are single pieces. Images Philippe's work is available to view within the gallery as images of these pieces do not do his work justice. Phillipe's work starts at £660 Inspiration He sees his artistic life as a journey of discovery and is consistently exploring and challenging himself to greater heights of expression. Philippe is inspired by many things, from microscopic elements found inside the human body, the birth of stars in distant galaxies and, much closer to home, to more pervasive influences like the ever renewing landscapes of Manchester and Salford. To Canvas That is Philippe's secret. Philippe has been perfecting the method over the last 15 years as he has strived to get the effect of glass on canvas.
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