Fancy An Artsy Weekend? The Spitalfields Arts Market is Back

29/10/2020

You’ve heard right, it’s that time of the month again! This weekend, our vibrant corner of East London is excited to welcome back the talented artists participating in the Spitalfields Arts Market.

Come visit this Friday, Saturday and Sunday – from 10:00 am to 17:00 pm – to get the chance to browse and buy the artists’ beautifully unique paintings, stamps and sculptures. Held in Crispin Place, just outside Leon and Brother Marcus, the Arts Market recurs monthly, giving the opportunity to visitors to enjoy a different day at the market.

Discover established and up-and-coming talented creators in the gorgeous setting of Spitalfields Market. With a choice spanning from exclusive modern art, to visual art, 3D media artworks, fine art and pop art, there is much for your eyes to get drawn to.

Speak to the talented artists and crafters of fascinating work of art who join the market. They will all be very happy to share their stories and behind the scenes about the one-of-a-kind pieces they have created in the past month, as well as the creative muse which has brought them to imagine and realise every artwork.

You’ll have the opportunity to find amazing art for your home or to gift to special ones. With affordable art and more exclusive pieces, there is something for every occasion and taste.

Artists at the market vary each month. Below,  a shortlist of some of the artists often present at Spitalfields, with their website to get in touch directly for purchase.

Gary Phillips: Fine Art on Recycled Material

Gary is an incredible artist with years of experience in experimenting with different materials and textures. His fine art paintings, created on panels and murals, transmit his love for different surface patterns and the way these can guide an idea and subject he is working on. Soulful and fantastical, his artworks balance realism and abstraction, with the use of recycled material such as doors and driftwood making him an artist which strongly believes in sustainability.
Discover more on his website www.garyphillips.org.uk

Andy Lee: Poptart Art

Andy is a young and talented artist inspired by culture, fashion and modern art. Influenced by art movements such as cubism, futurism surrealism, as well as caricature and pop art, he brings bright colours and forms to the Arts Market. He believes life should be fun and fills his every piece with this philosophy.

Discover more about him on his website www.poptartart.co.uk

Sarah Sherwood: Fine Art

Sarah brings energy and passion to market with incredibly fluid abstract landscapes and cityscapes. Her painting in oil on canvas can also be enjoyed as fine prints on canvas and paper. Sarah expresses herself through colour and movement, layering her creations down instinctively by using a mix of tools from brushes, to palette knives and her fingers. The use of different tools to form the images let her transmit intuition and spontaneity in every piece of work.

Visit her website www.sarasherwood.co.uk

Electrickery: The Art of Recycling

David Wright is the artist and artisan behind Electrikery. London based David creates complex, imaginative and incredibly accurate sculptures inspired by nature and made from recycled computer parts. Discover his iridescent dragonflies, holographic butterflies and mesmerising spiders. You can find him and his colourful insects (and other creations) near the Benefit shop.
Visit his Etsy Shop here ElecTrickeryShop

Siew Gratton: Femininity and Sensuality

Freelance artis and illustrator Siew Gratton graces the Arts Market with her feminine and sensual artworks. Influenced by these same themes and spirituality, her imagery comes to life through acrylic and digital art paintings. Find originals and prints of her creations at her stall this weekend.

Visit her website to know more www.siewgratton.com

Steve Yeates: Conscious Sculptures

Through Steve, figurative art takes a new form. In his environmentally conscious sculptures, art lovers can explore the meeting of traditional aesthetics and the innovative use of recycled material. Bus shelter glass & resin or recycled papier-mâché paper products are Steve favourite mediums to creates reflections of the human body.

Discover more on his website www.steveyeates.co.uk