1. Fletcher Sibthorp was born on 7 March 1967 and is a British artist based in London, England.
11 Facts About Fletcher Sibthorp
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Fletcher Sibthorp is predominantly known for his large-scale figurative pieces, mostly in oil and usually depicting movement in the form of dance; ranging from contemporary dance through to classical ballet and flamenco.
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Fletcher Sibthorp's work is housed in both private and corporate collections, mostly in the United Kingdom and Japan.
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Fletcher Sibthorp has painted several key figures in the world of dance, notably Royal Ballet principals Darcey Bussell, Sarah Lamb, Miyako Yoshida and Alina Cojocaru, and the flamenco performers, Joaquin Cortes, Eva Yerbabuena and Sara Baras.
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Fletcher Sibthorp was born in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, England and studied Illustration at Kingston University, graduating with Honours in 1989.
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Fletcher Sibthorp continued to be commissioned for figurative sport pieces for magazines, notably The Evening Standard, who asked him to illustrate the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the cover of their lifestyle glossy, the ES magazine, as well as large corporate companies such as British Petroleum and British Telecom.
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Fletcher Sibthorp had been approached by the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1995, with a view to producing a painting of the Flamenco troupe formed by Paco Pena.
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Yearly shows in Japan have since resulted in Fletcher Sibthorp's work bought by private Japanese collectors, particularly his Flamenco pieces.
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Fletcher Sibthorp has been interviewed for several of these specialist publications.
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Fletcher Sibthorp held his first mixed show with them the following year and included some of his first Royal Ballet pieces.
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The response from this show was such that Fletcher Sibthorp was invited to be sole observer of the last studio rehearsals of Darcey Bussell with her regular dance partners Gary Avis and Carlos Acosta, leading up to her final acclaimed retirement performance at The Royal Opera House.