Stuart Semple
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About
Artist and activist who works with sculpture, painting, and large-scale public installations. He is known for his politically charged art and effort to democratize color by creating and selling specific pigments. He famously created Pinkie - The Barbiest Pink and Black 4.0.
Before Fame
He was inspired to become an artist after seeing Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers at age seven.
Trivia
He served as an ambassador for mental health charity Mind. In 2009, he created Happy Cloud, releasing thousands of smiling clouds over London's Tate Modern as a hopeful gesture during the recession.
Family Life
He and his partner have a son. He also has a sister, whose stomach he used for a portrait.
Associated With
He launched the Creative Therapies fund with Stephen Fry and Melvyn Bragg.
