The Street Market Painting

Created with acrylic ink, spray paint, and various mixed media on card, and painted by hand after a series of daily drawing sessions en plein air street markets. The main body of my work represents the culmination of diverse and varied visual study of the markets of London and finds it’s focus in conceptual representations of Brixton’s Electric Lane street market, but could be interpreted as any inner city street market in one of a number of Britain’s larger cities. Forever a focal node of different peoples, the market-place represents a diversity of culture, class and social cachet that is unique and unmatched in its scope and diversity. The street markets rumble to life unburdened by academic analysis. Re-appropriating spaces of traffic, lines and structure with a chaotic interaction of colours and cultures, they provide echoes of a past yet unresolved – the accidental ramifications of an expansion of an empire now faded, yet still preeminent in the pride of many. A space, event and happening constructed by the people, for the people – constantly shifting, varied, multi-faceted and ever-changing. As a passionate artist, I draw and paint in the street, seeking to capture a moment of vivid movement in the flux of ever developing possibilities – seeing the market as a living, breathing, moving entity. Colourful, eccentric, open, welcoming, and driven by a consistent state of reinvention. My work reflects the nature of these street markets, and this vibrant approach feeds into my portraiture work, street art murals, drawings, monotype prints, and abstract works. Born and raised in Australia – my work is derived from a grounded connection with the earth and nature. And, having lived in eclectic, bustling cities all over the world for much of the last decade – I strive to deconstruct the power of the urban environment, in all it’s complexity and states of flux, and in doing so provide a moment of true emersion for the viewer; a chaotic beauty, a necessary breath of vibrant life within each day’s chaos.

Painting:Acrylic on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:33.1 W x 23.4 H x 0.1 D in

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