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Activist Artist - Chris Holden
Envionmental & political art
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The Notre-Dame Fire - The homeless need a roof too
Acrylic paint on canvas: 1m 22cm x 1m 22cm. (2019)
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THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Acrylic paint on canvas: 1m52cms x 1m22cms (2014)
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This painting was inspired by speech be Ken O'Keefe
at a conference in London in 2013
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" KEEP THEM IN THE DARK & FEED THEM BULLSHIT "
Acrylic on canvas 122cms x 92cms (2014)
UNITED KINGDOM
Acrylic paint on canvas: 76cms x 122cms (2019)
BREXIT SCAPEGOAT Acrylic pain on canvas: 92 cmsx 122cms
BORIS, YOU CANNOT SUSPEND PARLIAMENT IN ORDER TO GET A 'NO-DEAL' BREXIT
Acrylic paint on canvas 92cm x 61cm (2019)
Could the Queen Stop a "No Deal" Brexit?
Visual impression of Boris Johnson's first statement to the House of Commons as Prime Minister on 25 July 2019
Acrylic paint on canvas 76cms x 76cms (2019}
Boris Johnson, a Senior Minister in the UK Government, said " ...it's absolutely rediculous that people should choose to go around looking like a letter box...." (2018)
" YOU'RE FIRED ! " Acrylic paint on canvas76x 76cm (2019)
Boris Johnson could be the next UK Prime Minister. He has threatned to prorogue (suspend) parliament so he could deliver a 'No-Deal Brexit' against the wishes of parliament. The last time this was done was in 1629 by King Charles 1.
This was painted to take to a National Demonstration in London.
with the painting
on the demonstration
in Parliament Sq. 20/7/2019
For media coverage of
the demo, Google -
"NO TO BORIS YES TO EUROPE"
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Boris Johnson DID become Prime Minister & announced he IS suspending Parliament
Immediately protests took place all over the UK....
....so here I am again at one of the protests
Official visit of Saudi Crown Prince to the UK 2018 - Acrylic paint on canvas (h) 76cms X (w) 56cms.
Painting done for protest rally against President Trump's State Visit to London 4th June 2019 (Acrylic paint on canvas 2019 - w. 61cms x h. 91cms)
The artist with his painting at the rally in Trafalgar Square in London on Tuesday 4th June 2019. (An estimated 75,000 people attented the rally)
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BREXIT MEANS BREXIT - A UKIP party poster used during the referendum campaign in 2016. The image on the right is a print from a 1940's NAZI propaganda documentary, showing a forced march of Jews in Romania
Acrylic paint paint on canvas 61cms x 183cm. (2016)
Activist Art in Action
Photo taken in London with the painting on a national day of action about the crisis in the NHS (3/2/2018)
Size of demo in London estimated at 60,000 & 40,000 in towns & cities across the uk.
Many health professionals took part as well as wide cross section of the general public.
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CRISIS? ..WHAT CRISIS?!- Government benches in the UK Parliament during opposition day debates on the NHS. (2018) : (Acrylic paint & sand on canvas: 61cms x 122cms)
AUSTERITY BRITAIN - GOLD SLEEPING BAG
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"....There is a group of people who caused the financial crisis, who have got all the money that need to have their books balanced in the country - the poor. It seems the poor have got all the money .... walk around London & see all them all in their gold sleeping bags ..." Mark Steele (comedian & writer) at " End Auterity Now Rally" in London 20th July 2015. To see video of the whole speech
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" SICKENING VIOLENCE " - Left London riots in 2011. Right bombing of Baghdad in 2003 by Britain & US in 2003. David Cameron British Prime Minister said the riots were 'sickening violence' How about the the bombing of Baghdad !?. Acrylic paint on canvas. 76cms x 183cms (2011)
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DISARM THE GALLERY (2012)
Acrylic paint on canvas: 92cms x 122cms
SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE - The cost of renewing Britains Nuclear weapon, Trident. Acrylic paint on canvas. 1m52cms x 1m22cms (2011)
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' WELFARE NOT WARFARE ' Collage on board. 23.5cms x 18vms (2013)
MIND THE GAP
Acrylic paint on canvas 152cms x 122cms (2011)
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DETAIL- Orwellian...
ORWELLIAN - the police now identify people who come on lawful peacefull protest as ' Domestic Extremists ' Acrylic paint on canvas. 1m52cms x 1m22cms. (2009-10)
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE BOMB, HIGH ABOVE THE JOBLESS THRONG. Acrylic paint on canvas. 1m x 1m. (2011)
CHANGING TIMES - POLICING OF DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON - 1960'S & 2000'S Acrylic paint on cancas. 122cms x 92cms (c 2009)
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SILENCED IN LIFE AND DEATH (THATCHER'S FUNERAL) Acrylic painton canvas. 1m x 1m (2013)
" BRITAIN FORWARD NOT BACK " UK 2005 General election slogan by Tony Blair's Labour party. Acrylic paint on canvas. 152cms x 122cms. (2005)
DETAIL - Forward not back...
' ETHICAL FOREIGN POLICY ' Acrylic paint on canvas: 1m58 cms x 2m75 cms (2001)
THE ARTIST AGED 1 YEAR OLD - TRAUMA - DOODLEBUG SUMMER. (2018) Installation mixed media. (w) 74cms x (d) 74cms x (h) 1m2cms (including the plinth)
DETAIL: the DVD player at the back plays a 9 minute video loop -
DETAIL OF MAP: shows where V1 & V2 Bombs & Rockets landed during ww2.
DETAIL - explanation label on front of plinth.
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