Official Artist
Simon Birch
Painter
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A typical day in sunny Hong Kong. I hit the gym in the morning, plugged into my ipod listening to UKG (dubstep). The gym is clean and dull but something to keep the blood moving when there's no surf. There are short muscular guys looking intense who, hard as ...Read more
Interesting times. Births, deaths, weather.
I'm at work while a typhoon rages in the background. I'm painting large messy figurative works. The future crashing inevitably towards them. It's very satisfying. Life's good when I'm just making art.
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Just back from a round the world adventure. First up was London where I was exhibiting as part of a group show called 'Daydreaming With...'. The exhibition was loosely based around the artists connections with James Lavelle of the band UNKLE, and was held at the, now Christie's owned, 'Haunch of Venison' gallery on Picadilly in the heart of London. The building is part of the Royal Academy building, a stunning Victorian space. Goodbye Hong Kong...
Success is such a relative thing.
Here is my idea of success this week. Just this, roughly 1 sq foot of oil paint, was a leap forward for me.
We've uploaded all the films from the Hope and Glory installation to YouTube. They don't quite have the same impact when not seen as part of the installation but so many people have asked to see them, this seemed an easy way of sharing....enjoy!
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The view from my studio, today, July 19th, 2010.
The weather is stunning in HK right now. Every day is a blue sky. We had a big weather system come through which gave us a couple of days of waves and scrubbed the sky clean.
I have had a very eventful couple of weeks back...Read more
