The Unity Art Studio, Andover opened its doors on 11th July to a new and exciting Charity Art Sale Exhibition, brought to you by ex-USA military man, PTSD sufferer and now acclaimed artist Chris KB.
The debut Standing Face to Face show was launched to an audience of over 30 people, some travelling over 2 hours to see and support the artist, plus raise funds for the auto-immune rare liver disease charity – The PBC Foundation.
Chris was overwhelmed with the show of support, outpour of love and the overall appreciation for his work. One buyer said: “I can’t begin to describe how much this piece talks to me, it has an air of mystery to it and I am transfixed by their eyes. I am going to rename him but I am so taken with him. I literally took him off the wall before anyone else grabbed him!”
This act of desperation did cause a flurry of other buyers to do the same and at times it was hard to keep up with the crowd’s eagerness to acquire a piece of CKB’s original artwork. A close friend to Chris said: “As I know some of the people here, I can see why each piece was bought by some buyers. The characters all matched their buyers in one way or another. It was almost obvious in some way.”
Chris commented: “I can’t believe how many people have gotten behind me to show their support. The sales taken so far have blown me away and only makes me more keen to go on to do other charity work and progress further in this field. The total raised so far is over £500 and we are still counting. I really want to say a big Thank You. I am so incredibly humbled and grateful for all who came, bought or not bought, giving up your time, taking questions, compliments, hugs and smiles – it was all so precious.”
The sale will be open until the 1st August, so there is still time to grab your emotive piece or perhaps your alter ego staring back at you. All profits will go to the PBC Foundation, which is a small charity working hard to fund medical research for better medication to stop the progression of the disease that can in some cases lead to liver transplantation. To find out more on the disease go to: www.pbcfoundation.org.uk and to procure the art please visit: www.etsy.com/shop/CKBArtWithoutRules