VIEW IN MY ROOM
France
Painting, Acrylic on Wood
Size: 11.8 W x 16.5 H x 1.4 D in
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t seems strange to think of all these foreign cities covered in rubble If my home was like that I think I’d trouble myself to sweep up a bit and tidy my shelf Always shouting screaming and shuffling around You wouldn’t catch me acting like that in my little town ‘It’s lack of Pride! It’s lack of Respect!’ But a needling voice in my head says ‘I suspect…’ It might be difficult to clean and polish when drones and airstrikes are called to demolish Your little corner of safety Your humble nest When trooping troops are called at the behest Of greedy politicians oceans away Why the fuck do they get their say On what is burnt, battered and skinned Who called them up? Who let them in? They’re after a man, a group, a sect Exploding the city What do they expect? We’ll get out of the way, move all of our children Okay, we got out in time, what do we do now then? But not all of us did People squashed to jam Dust clouds and glass shards Orphaned babies and burning cars It seems so unreal in a distant country That anything like this could happen to me But remember that smoking hole in the ground Where fruits trees grew and laughter was found Was once a home much like yours Explain to me again why we need these wars? It’s for freedom and liberty whatever than means I hope it arrives neatly packaged for you Because it seems for me, completely untrue. Acrylic on board. Stop buying throwaway art just because it matches the drapes, hang something up that means something.
Painting:Acrylic on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.8 W x 16.5 H x 1.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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France
Manchester born, Lyon based. From rainy (sometimes breathtakingly beautiful) England to a truly stunning French city. After completed my fine art degree in Leeds, a mixed success, I was entirely lost. With a few t-shirt designs I went looking for a screen printer and ended up running a small eco-friendly clothing brand for five years. It was tough work, printing, marketing and designing everything myself. However it allowed me the flexibility to continue my artistic practise and have lots of face to face time with end users. After half a decade of breathing in much too much white spirit in an unventilated studio and a few physio appointments, Brexit gave me the kick up the arse to finally move to France to start a new chapter. Now I am lucky enough to paint and draw full time. The propane to my flame of motivation is injustice. I'm fully of the belief that an artist must pile their soap boxes high and shout to anyone who will listen. That doesn't stop me adding a bit of humour to the mix, what else shrivels the manhood of those abusing power more than laughter? To balance out the sometimes poisonous nature of this work, I like to step back and paint stunning landscapes I am lucky enough to stumble upon. Quality of light is very much a draw and this ephemeral beauty reminds me what in the world is worth fighting for. Recently I have been taking a lot fo inspiration from my wanderings, bike rides and skates around Lyon. It is choc full of incredible carvings, masonry and woodwork. I like to take sections of these old artworks and incorporate them in my own piece. I find the melding of old filigree and modern imagery and colour a satisfying metaphor for what I think my own practice is, old techniques twisted to modern day problems.
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