A Unique Piece of Northern Soul Art
Social Media sensation and now talented spray artist, Joe Charman, also know as ‘The Skills Guy’, travelled to Wigan, England to create a bespoke piece of Northern Soul art for our partners Philip Martyn Design to raise monies for charity, which he spray painted directly on the cloth of a £20k Billiards by Brandt pool table.
The art piece is a new custom piece that has been specially designed by Joe Charman for this charity event. The high-quality Simonis cloth has been professionally removed from the pool table and framed, ready to be delivered to the highest bidder.
Click here to place your bid—before it's too late.
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Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the English Midlands in the late 1960s from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of black American soul music, especially from the mid-1960s, with a heavy beat and fast tempo (100 bpm and above) or American soul music from northern cities such as Detroit, Chicago, and others.
It could easily be argued that the most famous Northern Soul venue in the world was Wigan Casino. At the heart of the Northern Soul scene for many years, with tens of thousands arriving year after year to dance the night away in the famous Empress Ballroom.
Today the Northern Soul scene is still very much alive with fans the world over. No matter if you love the sounds of the 100 Club, The Wheel, The Torch, Wigan, or the Mecca, you're going to love this must-have piece of art created by Social Media sensation and artist Joe Charman.
Joe is renowned for his many many skills, yeh he's got skills. He's also now a rising star on the art scene with his unique 80/90’s nostalgia and street art-inspired pieces. With creative cues taken from artists such as Jean Michell Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Andy Warhol,
The unique piece of art Northern Soul art
Joe created a bespoke piece of Northern Soul art directly on the canvas of one of our Billiards By Brandt pool tables. What's more, the finished piece is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. All proceeds go to the National Brain Appeal.
It truly will be a one-off piece of Northern Soul memorabilia
For all those who remember dancing in the Empress Ballroom at Wigan Casino, you may not know that directly below the sprung dancefloor where an array of billiard and snooker tables stored from the days the Empress Ballroom had a 22 table snooker hall in full operation.
With all profits from the auction going to Charity, it's a great time to secure a great piece of unique art whilst generating funds for a superb charity.
Who are The Nation Brain Appeal?
The National Brain Appeal raises funds to advance treatment & research at The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology – together known as ‘Queen Square’.
The National Brain Appeal charity vision is – ‘We want to improve the outcome and quality of life for the one in six people affected by a neurological condition. We do this by funding pioneering research, providing access to the best technology for expert diagnosis and treatment, and training tomorrow’s clinicians.’
A very personal connection… This is a charity very close to our hearts, owner of Philip Martyn Design Philip Parkinson and his brother Stuart Parkinson, a NHS Specialist Clinical Physiotherapist are both raising funds to support The National Brain Appeal, as their mum was sadly diagnosed with a rare and progressive form of Dementia in 2017.
Stuart Parkinson is running the London Marathon on 3rd October 2021 for The National Brain Appeal and all proceeds from this auction will be donated to The National Brain Appeal.
— Adapted from a piece originally published on the website of Philip Martyn Design.