"I was born in Bradford on the 26th September 1950. From a very early age I was interested in Art and was encouraged very much by my mother. In 1969 I started a Foundation Course at Bradford College of Art under the formidable personality of 'Roddy' Carmichael. A Scottish Dynamo of a man, a stickler for old school drawing skills and lateral thinking.
Having gone into Art School with a vague idea of going into Graphics or Advertising I was directed by Roddy to apply to Exeter College of Fine Art. 1970 saw me moving to Exeter to start studying for my Diploma (DipAD).
In 1973 I returned to Bradford. My artistic influences were wide, ranging from Bosch/Bruegel to Ensor, Hopper to Warhol and Pop Art. My first exhibition was at Bradford Central Library Gallery which contributed to me winning the Trident Television Fine Art Award.
A period of Wet Street paintings arose and created a buzz within the galleries of Yorkshire and neighbouring counties. Meanwhile my figure paintings morphed into the Street Life paintings sometime in the mid 1990's. I suppose they're nostalgic glimpses of a half imaginary, half real period of earlier happiness and simplicity (1950's/60's). I think that is why they strike a chord with people".

 

Stuart Hirst does commissioned pieces on request. Please contact WeAreArt.co.uk for further details and information.

 

WeAreArt is an online outlet company for the prolific Yorkshire artist Stuart Hirst. Our aim is to promote Stuart's work and make new and older pieces available to a world of art lovers.

 

 

WeAreArt are based in the creative and beautiful village of Saltaire, near Shipley in West Yorkshire where the David Hockney 1853 gallery is based.

 

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