The iconic music venue Night & Day can be seen in this characterful painting by Manchester-based artist Matt Wilde. Pictured sitting outside is Tim Burgess, the lead singer of the Charlatans, one of the most popular Madchester bands of the era. If you look closely you'll also see the signatures of the band members on an album poster outside the venue.
Night & Day is a renowned café bar and live music venue on Oldham Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, founded by Jan Oldenburg in 1991. Originally a chip shop, it became a staple of the Manchester music scene, hosting artists like Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, and Elbow, while facing recent noise complaints
Since graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with a Fine Art degree in 1998, Matt Wilde has had a career as an artist based in the Northwest of England holding solo exhibitions in cities including Liverpool, Manchester and London.
Matt draws inspiration from urban environments and the vibrancy of the city which he presents onto the canvas with a distinct sense of energy. Matt has described how he is concerned with capturing the ‘immediacy’ of those surroundings that people become immersed in. His technique of applying the paint quickly to the canvas in a perhaps more sketch-like manner lends itself to the fast-paced lifestyles of today’s society that Matt is eager to convey.
There is often humour and wit in the scenes that Matt reveals to us, but he also captures those moments of human isolation in the contrasting chaos of busy city life.
Fine art quality print, hand trimmed and packed with care in Manchester, UK.
