Oil painting of Addiscombe actor Pearson in Mall exhibition
With peer-reviewed paintings chosen through the discerning eye and instinctive sensitivity of other artists,
“the exhibition arguably showcases the very best painted portraits in Europe – both by established portraiture artists and by the most exciting up-and-coming talent,” the organisers say.
“It is one of the world’s greatest forums for portraiture featuring a broad collection of stylistic and intellectual approaches.”
With much of the work shown available for sale, and with exhibiting portrait painters available for commission through the society’s Portrait Commission service, the show also presents an opportunity to buy portrait masterpieces of the future.
The exhibition features around 230 beautiful painted portraits which have been expertly curated by artist members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. […]
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Addiscombe resident Pearson is a well-known figure who has the condition neurofibromatosis.
He has worked both behind the scenes and in front of the camera in numerous campaigning television programmes, and MasterChef, and has also acted in various roles, including in the 2013 movie Under The Skin, cast alongside Scarlett Johansson.
He has said that he hoped the role would challenge disfigurement stigma.
Artist Tim Benson is a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters who works as portraiture tutor at the Royal Academy of Arts. He specialises figurative and landscape work. “As well as working on commissioned pieces, I seek to tell the stories of people around the world whose voices are rarely heard,” Benson says.
“Painted portraits speak to people in a way that the written word and photography cannot,” he says, adding that his portraits “engage people build awareness through painting”. […]
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