{"id":256235,"date":"2025-07-11T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/256235\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:07:09","slug":"ed-sheerans-art-is-now-on-display-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/256235\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran\u2019s Art Is Now On Display In London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Robbie Williams, Adrien Brody, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/a-free-exhibition-of-bob-dylans-paintings-is-opening-in-london-this-week-050725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Dylan<\/a>, and now Ed Sheeran. The British singer is the latest to join the ranks of celebrities trying to\u00a0make a name for themselves in the visual\u00a0arts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran\u2019s Jackson Pollock-style paintings, featuring layers of multi-coloured drippings and splatters,\u00a0have gone on display in central London. They\u2019ll make up an exhibition called\u00a0Cosmic Carpark Paintings\u00a0at Heni gallery in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/things-to-do\/london-soho-area-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soho<\/a> which opened today (July 11) and will run until Friday, August 1. It\u2019s a free exhibition, with no appointment required.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The name of the exhibition comes from Sheeran himself, as he created the paintings in a disused London carpark while he was in between tours over the past few years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I started painting at the end of my Divide Tour in 2019 and it&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve used as a creative outlet ever since,\u2019 Sheeran told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I was growing up, both of my parents worked in art, so I&#8217;ve naturally always been interested in it, and I always enjoyed studying art at school.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was back and forth on tour last year, and I used a lot of my downtime in the UK to paint.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I&#8217;d run to a disused car park in Soho each morning, paint, then run home and I&#8217;d do that daily until I headed back out on tour again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The paintings on display\u00a0will also be up for sale, with proceeds\u00a0going\u00a0to The Ed Sheeran Foundation, which works to offer music education and opportunities to young people from all backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran said the artist Damien Hirst, alongside Heni\u2019s\u00a0founder Joe Hage, encouraged him to do the exhibition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The top 10\u00a0art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/art\/top-10-art-exhibitions-in-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exhibitions in London for 2025<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The best ice cream in London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/the-best-ice-cream-in-london-according-to-time-out-071125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Time Out<\/a>.\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VabxG0jK0IBqoptkHH3i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/newsletter?cid=uk~editorial~acquisition~newsletter~contentlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free Time Out London newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robbie Williams, Adrien Brody, Bob Dylan, and now Ed Sheeran. 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