Signs - 2008-2010
I spent a lot of time searching for signs of all different types and working on ideas for recycling and re-presenting them. Next time you are travelling along any road, look around and you will see a sign somewhere which either advertises something, tells you where to go, where you are or how to drive. Unless it is a particularly lonely stretch of road, there'll be a sign in sight.
Broken words 3 (2010) Corrugated PVC on board. 71x71cms
Broken words 2 (2008) Corrugated PVC on board. 80x96cms SOLD
Rosalie Gascoigne's most famous works were her cut-up road signs. I did a few of these but was always conscious that she had the idea first! It was a challenge finding a source for these signs that was legal. I then had to find a tool that would cut them in a straight line - that took a long time and much experimentation.
I learnt a lot from working with signs and it was fun and challenging. It also got me closer to Rosalie's work and gave me a greater appreciation of her and the influence she has had on so many artists. And although it's unlikely I will ever own an original work of hers, it is possible to have something similar.
Amour (2009) Aluminium road sign on board. 60x24cms
Heart (2009) Aluminium road sign on board. 65x55cms SOLD
Red (2009) Aluminium road sign on board. 60x40cms
Cambridge Street (2011) MDF board, acrylic paint. on board. 20x34cms
