What makes a creative mind tick?
The artist, Mr Bingo, earned his nickname when he won £141 at Gala Bingo at age 19. He went on to become a commercial illustrator working regularly with clients such as The New Yorker, The Guardian, TIME, CH4 & The New York Times.
In 2015 he launched a Kickstarter to fund a book about his Hate Mail project. The campaign featured a rap video and a diverse selection of rewards including being trolled, having your washing up done, going on a date in Wetherspoons, being told to fuck off on Christmas Day and getting shitfaced on a train.
Afterwards he packed in his client practice and decided to focus on being some sort of artist which he’s done ever since. His global fanbase includes David Hockney & Louis Theroux.
In 2023 Mr Bingo decided to take an entire year off as an experiment and left London with a rucksack and no plan at 8:40pm on Dec 31st 2022. He was spotted in Sri Lanka, Japan and Cornwall and returned at 10:25pm on Dec 31st 2023.
We’re proud to be welcoming Mr Bingo back to North East England. For anyone needing to boost their powers of creativity & innovation, you’ll find his left-of-centre view on the world to be highly useful!
