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Aug 2, 2021 · Meg Bulmer looks at Charlie Mackesy’s inspirational artwork, and the positive impact it has had on communities in times of vulnerability.
Oct 6, 2021 · But his work was having an undeniable impact. While the book was being made, Mackesy’s now-recognisable painting, in which the Boy asks the Horse what the bravest thing he’s ever said, and the Horse replies, ‘help’, was being put on notice boards in schools, prisons and hospitals.
He revealed how pain was a necessary part of his journey to creating the book, later in life, and why he believes art has the power to heal: “I think you can feel or see something and it can have a physical effect on you. To make images that help people feel hope or understood or not alone or held or loved or some kind of divine kindness...
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British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has featured in books, private collections, galleries and public spaces around the world.
He has lived and painted in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the United States. He resides between Brixton, south London and Suffolk with his dog Barney. [ 2 ] Away from art Mackesy co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia, and has helped to run a homeless project in London.
Charlie Mackesy (b.1962) Artist, singer and lecturer, born in Northumberland, educated at Radley College, who had no formal art education, although he studied in Paris and London with several leading artists. In 1983, started drawing buildings, which led to work for architects and various agencies.
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Feb 4, 2020 · STYLE OF WIGHT CAUGHT UP WITH CHARLIE MACKESY JUST BEFORE THE PUBLICATION OF HIS NEW BOOK THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE: ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE NATURE OF LIFE, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP BY JO MACAULAY. One of Charlie’s best friends lived on the island and as a boy he would stay with him.
