We all have idols. But we want them to remain idols. We don’t want to know about their hang-ups and insecurities, their nightmares and embarrassing failures. We want to hang them on the wall and worship at the altar of rock. We want to be lifted up by these angels of cool, up above street-level banality.If it’s nostalgia you’re after, we’ve got it in spades. You must check out Peter Gregory’s brilliant portrait of Jimi Hendrix or Brian Shepherd’s Bowie in Ground Control. For drawings try Pat Burke’s Jimi or Jim and Steve Whipp’s Madonna from her ’Erotica’ period. For cheap and cheerful pop iconography try Mike Stead’s two-tone classic Elvis or Madonna, Steven Barrat’s glitter portraits or Cathy Corker’s Beatles series. And if you haven’t seen his work before, have a look at Ed Chapman, our best-selling icon artist, who works in mosaic.
| | | | | | | | Never mind the Pistols – Here’s Johnny! | | | 50 by 40cm. (20′ x 16′) | | | Acrylic on canvas | | | by Andy Housham – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 490 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Breaking glass | | | 35 by 40cm. (14′ x 16′) | | | Original is acrylic painting with collage. This is a print. Size includes border. | | | by Andy Housham – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 120 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Amy Winehouse (2008) | | | 22 by 33cm. (8.8′ x 13.2′) | | | Acrylic, Pencil, Spray Paint | | | by Fergus Quinn – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 490 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Keith Richards | | | 76 by 76cm. (30.4′ x 30.4′) | | | Acrylic on Canvas (edge box frame – 5.5cm deep) | | | by Dan Whoarly – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 460 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | John Lennon | | | 91.5 by 91.5cm. (36.6′ x 36.6′) | | | High Quality Winsor & Newton Black Acrylic on canvas, (box edge frame – 5.5cm deep) | | | by Dan Whoarly – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 460 | | | | | | | |
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