Mackenzie Thorpe
Mackenzie Thorpe’s art work has always been a strong interest of mine. Just yesterday, me and my dad were looking at his new additions to his 2010 collection. After viewing them I thought I would share some of my favourites on my blog and tell you what it is exactly that I love about his work. Mackenzie Thorpe was born in my hometown, Middlesbrough so he is a ‘local lad’. He attended my local Art College (Clevelabd College of Art and Design) andtwo years later left to go and study a fine arts degree at the Byam Shaw College of Art in London. After graduation, Mackenzie was motivated to provide a better evironment for his children to grow up in and therefore returned to his family in the North East. Where, he set up Arthaus, a gallery in Richmond, North Yorkshire.
His works are associated with a principle of “Art from the heart” – combining tenderness with fervency through his abstract depictions of animals and children. Most of his reflects his childhood and his experiences of growing up in Middlesbrough.
Here are some of his work which I particularly love…
“We’ll beat em next time Dad”
“The Big Match”
“In and Out Of Work”
“Waiting for me Dad”
Your writing style is easy to understand and the pictures are interesting to look at.
This blog post is much more personal to you which is really good. Your writing is also personal to you and very interesting to read. More stuff like this is good!
Hi Kate, Have you heard about the charity football match and auction to raise money for the Bobby Robson Foundation? Mackenzie Thorpe cards in the auction