August 2016

Trafalgar Hotel PopUp Painting

Partner Venue: The Trafalgar Hotel!

PopUp Painting are partnered with The Trafalgar Hotel. Read all about this great location, which can be found in Trafalgar Square! The Trafalgar is famous for being at the forefront of all things trendy, without a hint of pretentiousness. It’s easy to feel at home, whether you’re visiting London or a Londoner seeking a stylish […]

Artist of the Week: Charles Pachter

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Canadian artist Charles Pachter. Charles Pachter (b. 1942) works in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, sculpture and drawing. The artist works in a graphic, bold style that echoes Pop Art. The artists uses popular icons as subject matter for his work. Much of the imaginary used [...]

World Photo Day!

World Photo Day is an international photography event on August 19th that celebrates the passion for photography in our communities. The World Photo Day project started in 2009 and it was celebrated for the first time in 2010. From everyday life to incredible landscapes, their global gallery is an evolving mosaic of images captured by photographers of […]

Artist of the Week: Erwin Wurm

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Austrian artist Erwin Wurm. Erwin Wurm is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses drawing, video, photography, performance and sculpture in his practice. The artist is known for pushing the conventional boundaries of sculpture by creating work that focuses on the premise that sculpture is purely based on mass and [...]

What is Impressionism?

That’s a good question. Lets try and answer it! In 1874, an exhibition was mounted by a group of artists whose work had been rejected by the Paris Salon. (The Salon had been considered the only serious place to show pictures at the time.) The exhibition included work by Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas and Paul Cezanne artist who are […]

Interviewing Rebecca Hunter!

PopUp Painting events are led by local artists who are experts not just in their trade, but in entertainment and organisational development. In addition, they are supported by a team with expertise in management, innovation and training. PopUp Painting’s team includes 14 artist, but today we have interviewed Rebecca Hunter one of the first team […]

Artist of the Week: Malika Favre

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Malika Favre. Malika Favre is a French artist based in London. The artist creates figurative works that employ the use of bold colours, in a stylised graphic manner. Favre’s works often play with positive and negative space, where the works become momentarily optically confusing in a similar fashion [...]

Cono Sur Wines recreates their new wine label with PopUp Painting!

At PopUp Painting we believe in the power of creativity, both as beneficial to our personal well-being and as vital to businesses and organisations to stay innovative and ahead of the game. Which is why our corporate events are such a success! On the 9th of June we were very excited to have had Cono […]

Artist of the week: Noir

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Thierry Noir. Thierry Noir (b.1958), or ‘Noir’ as the artist is often known, is a French street artist based in Berlin. The artist has a distinctive style, using bold, stylised lines filled with bright colours to depict cartoon-like profiles. This strong emphasis on line aims to simplify forms to [...]