Glorious online art club is the best thing you'll see all day
We can't get enough of this Twitter-based art crew.
As cultural events are cancelled worldwide, some enterprising folks are taking to social media to fill the void. Noel Fielding, co-presenter of the Great British Bake Off, has come up with his own idea to keep the country entertained – a Twitter-based art club.
Aimed at everyone (but especially kids, he says), participants are invited to submit their art to his Twitter handle – @noelfielding11 – and so far they've been glorious. If you'd like to up your art skills and submit one yourself, here's our pick of the best how to draw tutorials.
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pic.twitter.com/V6Xyir18TrMarch 15, 2020
Responses flooded in to his original tweet (above), covering a plethora of mediums including sculpture (see the cat sculpture above), painting, and a particularly special salami snowflake (yes, an actual nibbled salami). Fielding shared the artwork – all based on the theme of 'love', then comedian Joe Lycett chose a winner.
Many of the entrants were children, others adults, and many creations were delightfully-random (as may be expected for fans of Fielding).
Below are some of our favourites, starting with the afore-mentioned salami.
@noelfielding11 final submission: a LOVEly freshly nibbled salami snowflake! pic.twitter.com/Ar41hBM7DsMarch 15, 2020
This rainbow-filled offering is just what we need right now.
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@noelfielding11 LOVE for my 5 year old daughter is a rainbow and her family underneath it while we are showered with colours ❤️ 🌈 all the way from Qatar (we don’t see many rainbows here ☀️ 🌴 🐪)#artclub #Qatar pic.twitter.com/R0hV2nkUG0March 15, 2020
A portrait of Fielding and Isla's mum.
@noelfielding11 here’s a submission from my daughter (Isla aged 9). Apparently it’s shows me and (for some unknown reason) you. pic.twitter.com/NYsoEMAzpGMarch 15, 2020
And the winning piece was created by a four-year old.
Ok this is the winner chosen by @joelycett x x x x x x x Art Club winner ! x https://t.co/zNnAXPIdExMarch 15, 2020
Check out Fielding's Twitter page for more art joy. Want to get involved? The next Art Club is tomorrow 3pm until 5pm.
Art Club Tomorrow at 3 Til 5 ! Captain Art Club below will suggest a theme later on today. When he’s had his breakfast off his own face :) x pic.twitter.com/deNDVve2MEMarch 19, 2020
Online content is increasingly reflecting the situation we find ourselves in right now, such as this Google Doodle, and these coronavirus-themed logos. This online art club is a brilliant example of social media-based collaboration, aiming to entertain and inspire, bringing communities together online. And we really hope to see more of it.
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Georgia is lucky enough to be Creative Bloq's Editor. She has been working for Creative Bloq since 2018, starting out as a freelancer writing about all things branding, design, art, tech and creativity – as well as sniffing out genuinely good deals on creative technology. Since becoming Editor, she has been managing the site on a day-to-day basis, helping to shape the diverse content streams CB is known for and leading the team in their own creativity.
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