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Harry Black Art brings huge alien to Cheltenham

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Friday, June 29, 2012
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THIS picture is sure to catch the eye of even the most uninterested of pedestrians.

The haunting alien design is on display in one of Cheltenham's newest shops – Harry Black Art.

  1. alien art:  Lee Blackshaw, gallery director of Harry Black Art in Prestbury Road

    alien art: Lee Blackshaw, gallery director of Harry Black Art in Prestbury Road

  2. Alien art

    Alien art

Worth thousands of pounds, the piece is made up of many smaller pictures to form the classic extra terrestrial image.

The work by Robert Silvers is one of a range that is popular with wealthy collectors. Shop owner Lee Blackshaw, 49, said: "Two of the pieces in the window are both by him and they are certainly eye-catching, but I really like that.

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"It attracts a lot of attention and one lady, who was our first customer, even came in to say she found it scary and asked us to take it down.

"We have had a lot of good feedback and it's very different to a lot of art, but I don't think it's frightening at all."

Mr Blackshaw opened the shop last week following his return to the UK from Marbella, where he had lived for nine years.

He plans to sell art and collectible items, including memorabilia, as well as hosting charity auctions.

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