| Lord Biro |
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real name Dave Bishop, born 1944, Nottingham, I am an artist, poet, painter, decorator and politician - "Church of the Militant Elvis Party". Last stood in Haltemprice and Howden by-election 2008
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| About the Artist |
Satirical cartoons, drawings, illustrated poetry. I call it Post-secondary modernism. My inspiration comes from Donald McGill who painted the seaside postcards and Andy Warhol. |
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Pizza Elvis
2007 Pizza box A4 |
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collage of Elvis made out of card board |
Buddy Holly
2009 felt tip on paper A4 |
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Buddy Holly drawing, black felt tip on paper |
Bill Haley - "Calling all Comets"
2009 felt tips on paper A4 |
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Billy Haley drawing,coloured felt tips on paper |
Jayne Mansfield
2009 coloured felt tips and biro on paper A4 |
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Jayne Mansfield drawing, coloured felt tips and biro on paper |
bush turns green
2007 biro on green paper A4 |
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drawing of George Bush Jr on green paper |
Tesco Yak Tail Soup
2008 felt tips on paper A3 |
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drawing of a soup can, felt tips on paper |
Dalai Elvis
2008 coloured felt tips on paper A4 |
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drawing of Elvis as the Dalai Lama,coloured felt tips on paper |
Pickle Maggie and Win the Turner Prize
2006 coloured felt tips on paper A4 |
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drawing of a dead Mrs Thatcher in felt tip and biro |
Rotten Yellow Submarine
2001 collage in coloured paper A4 |
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a collage of the Beatles Yellow Submarine in coloured paper |
Mrs Windsor Simpson
2003 collage in coloured paper A4 |
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collage of the Queen as Marge Simpson |
The Angel of North Notts
2003 collage of coloured paper and biro A3 |
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a collage of the then Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon MP |
Queen Liz 1st
2008 felt tips and crayon on paper A5 |
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a drawing of Queen Elizabeth I |
Prescott, Deputy Dog
2003 black biro on paper A4 |
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drawing of John Prescott, Deuputy PM to Blair |
Gloomy Gordon
2008 Black felt tip on paper A4 |
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drawing a Gordon Brown PM |
I, Guillemot
2004 biro on paper A4 |
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illustrated poem |
Eco Town Blues
2008 biro on paper A4 |
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illustrated poem |
Nukie Brown
2008 black biro, red felt tip on paper A4 |
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anti nuclear power, cartoon of Gordon Brown |
Blue Gene Baby
1989 biro and blue felt tip on paper A4 |
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drawng of Gene Vincent |
Marilyn Monroe
2009 biro ane felt tip on paper A4 |
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drawing of Marilyn Monroe, post-secondary modern |
Jacko Potato
2009 Potato 5cm |
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Miraculous image on spud |
Jacko Potato
2009 Potato 5cm |
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Miraculous image on spud |
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| Education and biography |
| Secondary Modern education, past exhibitions - Happy Birthday Maggie 2008, current one the Buddy Holly 50s Art Show at the Credit Crunch Gallery, West End Arcade, Nottingham finishes Feb 28th '09. |
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| Future shows |
| The "Hoon Show" early April, Credit Crunch Gallery, West End Arcade, Nottingham. Satire portraits and posters of Notts. MP and current minister of Transport Geoff Hoon. Any profits from this exhibition will go to "Plane Stupid" (Campaign against 3rd run way Heathrow) |
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Website: www.grumpyoldelvis.co.uk |
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