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Medium | Giclee on Canvas |
Edition Size | 150 |
Image Size | 16" x 16" |
Framed Size | 22" x 22" |
Availability | Available to Order |
£335.00 – £450.00
Le Grand Tour
Edition of 150
Giclee on Canvas
by Steve Tandy
Artist | |
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Medium | Giclee on Canvas |
Edition Size | 150 |
Image Size | 16" x 16" |
Framed Size | 22" x 22" |
Availability | Available to Order |
Le Grand Tour by Steve Tandy
This piece was inspired by a vintage magazine picture I came across, it was a cool 40s-50s black and white photo of a glamorous lady in a luxury car in the Place du Trocadero in Paris (attached), which was somewhere I visited for the first time earlier this year. Seventy years later this same square is one of the most instagrammable places in Paris, due to it’s amazing view of the Eiffel Tower.
This made me think, as climate change increases the habitat of birds and animals will change even further, who’s to say Paris won’t be the home to Rock hopper penguins in the future. Penguins are extremely inquisitive animals, I’m convinced they’d like nothing better than a tour of Paris and what better way to capture them for Instagram on their tour, than on a Citroen 2CV.
Steve Tandy is currently being hailed as the man of the moment in galleries around the UK. His quirky and colourful wildlife paintings capture the personalities and character traits of his subjects, making them appear almost human and putting them in settings inspired by popular culture of the ’50s and ’60s. Fascinated by iconic figures such as Marlon Brando, James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, David Hockney, Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe, he often references movie scenes, cars, motorcycles or paintings of this period, but replaces the humans with wildlife, mainly penguins, pandas and polar bears. His uncanny ability to convey human life in this playful and unusual way has seen his popularity soar, and his star is rising both in the UK and internationally. He describes his own work as “realism and surrealism with pop art influences”, and in his more serious moments he includes subtle hints about caring for the planet, referencing deforestation, climate change and changing wildlife habitats.
Exhibited at the Windsor Contemporary Art Show where the Mayor of Windsor bought one of his paintings.
Steve’s work is exhibited and sold in an increasing number of prestigious galleries in the UK and Australia and his collector base is expanding rapidly.
“I believe Art should either make you think or make you smile, I’d like to think my work does both.”