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When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Painting

Ivan Green

United Kingdom

Painting, Oil on Other

Size: 841 W x 594 H x 35 D cm

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"Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." — Samuel Johnson

Year Created:

2012

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Painting, Oil on Other

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One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

841 W x 594 H x 35 D cm

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No

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Not Framed

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Certificate is Included

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I have continued to explore the dynamics, complimentary and competing, of the inter-relationship of nature and the built environment. I have now turned to contemporary London. I require the viewer to stop and look at what appear to be familiar landmarks, but, once studied, then to see the creative eye and hand of the artist re-formulating and re-interpreting both the architecture and the environment. The choice of these London sites is both personal and visceral. I note initial feelings and thoughts on location and then research to understand the vision of the original architects or sculptors, aiming to create a resonance of mind and spirit. The final image is a palimpsest with layers worked and re-worked in a montage of growing locational information. Like much great art of the past, My works reward the viewer's close scrutiny and even Londoners accustomed to these sites should see them anew: Tower Bridge; Westminster Abbey; Horseguards; and others all take on new and sometimes startling accretions which draw attention not just to the original structures and forms but also ask us to reconsider them thoroughly. As these prints are the creative re-interpretations of some of the finest buildings and sculptures in the Cities of London and Westminster, My aim to challenge Londoners and visitors to re-assess the familiar and to engage with my vision of our capital.

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