Criminal Gang Slash Somerset Arts to Death

Conservative controlled Somerset County Council ratified their decision to cut the entire Arts budget for 2011 at a meeting in Taunton in February. Fine Artistes and Friends were there to mark this act of vandalism.
We were dressed as a group of mourners who delivered an In Memoriam for the old friend we knew simply as "Art". He brought a lot of joy and smiles to peoples lives and didn't ask for much in return. That's just what he got of course - a mere 0.0004% or £159,000 of the total Council budget. This funded ten popular projects.
Expect to see more of this Philistine behaviour across the country as the criminal gang who call themselves "The Coalition" get their knives into the things that matter the most to us.
Somerset Film recorded the occasion and the local TV broadcast the event on the regional news programmes.
Photo Tim Martin
For a short film of the event made by Somerset Film please clink on this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnLETo3o-CE

Fine Artistes' Band of Angels

As seen here in Shanghai outside the UK Pavilion, Fine Artistes can now offer a band of celestial attendants to welcome your guests to any of your celebrations in the future.
We can provide up to eight such heavenly bodies who will grace your soiree and provide an angelic atmosphere to complement your ephemeral excesses.

Fine Artistes - As seen in China....

Through August 2010 Fine Artistes were guest performers at the World Expo, Shanghai, presenting a whole new repertoire of work plus pieces pioneered by Ric Jerrom and Haf Morgan of The Quest of Bath.
We were booked to perform around the extraordinary British Pavilion, seen behind Sir Bernard Britannia here.
Have a look at the youtube slideshow on this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMhFLcb38Q

The Old Boys have had a bit of luck...

These two old chaps have had a big win on the Lottery. By pure chance they have bumped into a lady who says she is a long-lost niece. Young people these days, they're so kind.
For more photos click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5uFLhcIln4

Danger! Fine Artistes at Work..

Blim Burns, The Art Tart and Rupert Le Beurre all gathered for the the great Waterford Watercolour Challenge - made famous by TV's Hannah Gordon.
Each artist created a special one-off canvas in honour of their visit - Blim Burn's "Ireland, seen from the Back of A Prison Van", The Art Tart's "Self-Portrait in Boots No7 and Spray Paint", and Rupert's ground-breaking "Forty Shades of Green", based on the new Irish Dulux colour card.
For more photos click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHqmmksfk-Q

Making an Exhibition of Ourselves

This is a Living Art Gallery featuring Henry VIII, The Laughing Cavalier and The Mona Lisa. They all had rather a lot to say for themselves and the audience were not shy in joining in. Henry is obviously sizing this young lady up for wife number seven...
click this link for more photos of this piece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sk2GaE1II

The Two Brians Open Modern Art Show

Here are the Two Brians at the opening of SOMA Gallery's new show Everyone is An Audience performing their homage to Gilbert and George with one of their older admirers looking on. The Brians are well-known in Chelsea for their avant-garde "poseur" work.
For more photos of their visit to Waterford please click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okRxvrHw1hY