Ed Chapman

Artist, Person

1971 –

47

Who is Ed Chapman?

Ed Chapman, is an award-winning British artist known for his mosaics. Along with Vik Muniz, Robert Silvers and others, Chapman is regarded as having reimagined the mosaic medium. He is the son of artist Margaret Chapman who was from the Northern School along with L.S. Lowry.

Chapman became a professional artist in the 1990s. His artistic influences included Chuck Close, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jamie Reid. His work has sold in more than 25 countries, and been exhibited in galleries in the UK and around the world.

Among his mosaics are portraits of David Bowie, Nelson Mandela, David Beckham in penny coins, Alan Sugar and Eric Cantona. Lemmy, the founding member of Motörhead, is among the clients who have commissioned a work by him.

In addition to celebrity buyers, Chapman's mosaics have been bought by royalty, politicians and sports stars. In April 2012, Chapman's mosaic of Jimi Hendrix, made of 5000 Fender guitar picks was auctioned for £23,000/$35000, one of the highest prices ever paid for a mosaic piece of art - with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK.

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1971
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  • United Kingdom
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  • Darwen

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on July 23, 2013

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