Ian Wieczorek – One Day : 40 Sunrises
A project comprising 40 paintings based on live-streamed webcam imagery of sunrises around the world on 15 July 2020.
One Day : 40 Sunrises was funded by The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
A project comprising 40 paintings based on live-streamed webcam imagery of sunrises around the world on 15 July 2020.
One Day : 40 Sunrises was funded by The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
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A great feature in Book Arts newsletter from UWE Bristol
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only 5% of the planet has not been influenced in some way by humans and that is only because we can not reach it yet.
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Inaugural monthly blog on portrait and musician art.
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