Saatchi Gallery Magazine presents: 15 FUTURE ART STARS with Estonian August Künnapu

12.02.2010

Friday 12 Feb 6:00pm
74 Ackroyd Drive, Bow, E3 4JX London

HARRY PYE: Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes"...I have selected 15 artists that I think are more than worthy of your attention. It would be very easy for me to select 15 up-and-coming artists that already have a major gallery backing them - making sure their work is selling in art fairs. But what I've actually done is pick 15 artists who impress me for different reasons. Some of them are unsung heroes; others could possibly be classed as outsiders. What they have in common is that they have all intrigued and delighted me with their ideas and I'm very keen to see what work they'll make in the future. AUGUST KÜNNAPU: Makes eyecatching portraits of those who matter most to him. His paintings stick out a mile. He believes in painting and its healing qualities. He sets himself projects such as painting portraits of his favourite architects on the doors of the now-condemned house he grew up in.