The last week has seen me push this right hand and trigger finger to limits it has not known! It's been a brilliant 5 days of continuous painting with a great opportunity.
I was invited by Marina Ribera to take part in the redevelopment of a flat in West London along with 2 other artists by adding artwork to the walls. Myself, Vanessa Longchamp, and Mateus Bailon divided up the areas, choosing which parts we wanted to concentrate on.
I chose to take on the kitchen with a further interest to add elements into the corridors. Essentially when I receive a brief as open and accepting as this there are 3 things I consider:
A concept.
How I can produce something that compliments the environment.
What I can gain through experimentation.
Predetermining that the walls would be white, I decided that I wanted to produce a largely grayscale piece, with hints of colour. By doing this I can work create something that wouldn't be too invasive on the environment and also use the negative space in an effective way. Also I haven't worked on a grayscale piece since 2007.
After viewing the space and talking over with Marina, my initial idea was backed up. If anyone saw the Becks piece I did for Streetfest, I wanted to continue the story. Where we originally view Tinkerbell swooping down into the woodland, the story continues into the environment she has approached.
Coupled with the Kitchen leading right into the Garden I was compelled to try and continue the scene into the kitchen, as to almost, transforming the environment into another realm... akin to the theme of Tom's Midnight Garden if I may.
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