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Mackenzie Thorpe Biography
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Mackenzie Thorpe, an internationally renowed artist, was born in 1956 and raised in Middlesbrough during a period of economic hardship. Struggling with dyslexia early in his life, Mackenzie Thorpe found salvation in painting and drawing.
Mackenzie Thorpe's work expresses an entire range of human emotion, from the special bond of love and friendship, to the importance of self-reflection and individual triumphs. Mackenzie Thorpe wants to highlight the importance of looking after the world for future generations. Whilst some of his more serious pieces show the inevitable desperation of mankind and seeming futility of the human condition, Mackenzie Thorpe then shows us that there is hope and love. Using animals as well as people, Mackenzie Thorpe depicts beautiful poignant moments of our lives - moments. which we all understand and which show our vulnerability.
Mackenzie Thorpe has sold out six exhibitions over the last few years and he had the biggest one man show ever held in Northern England in 1995. He was selected as the official artist for the 1996 Artexpo LA and was commissioned by Elton John's Aids Foundation. |
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Exhibitions and Awards
Best- Selling Published Artist Award, from the Fine Art Trade Guild.
Honorary Master of Arts Degree from the University of Teeside.
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Latest News
Friday 9th October 2009
Mackenzie - One in a Million
Mackenzie Thorpe has a long standing reputation as one of the best contemporary artists in the UK. He is hugely popular and his work is collected by a cult of admirers. An inspration to other artists in the Naive genre, his work has spawned many a copycat - but none so good as the original.
Mackenzie's latest piece, "In a Crowd" is a carefully painted piece, and the composition is very eye catching. The individuality of the piece comes across well, with the figures all walking and moving together but still so far apart - none of the shadows even touch.
Mackenzie Thorpe fans will love this piece; the dark mystery of the characters and the concept of individuality is very prevalent.
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