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FRANK SIDEBOTTOM (CHRIS SIEVEY) TRIBUTE. R.I.P
Frank Sidebottom
(Chris Sievey)
25 Aug 1955 - 21 June 2010
MANCHESTER
For my Da
Tuesday 6 July 2010
RECENT WORK TOPIC
It is stated that -
• People now spend over 50% more time outside than they did 10 years ago. Outdoors offers a huge range of advertising opportunities
• Everyone who leaves the house is exposed to outdoor advertising
• Unlike any other medium it’s just there and it’s free
• People are out and about more, especially the younger more affluent groups
(www.oaa.org.uk)
I’ve used advertising methods as a way to present my work both outdoors and indoors, using billboards, bus stops, walls, phone boxes and signs to present my paintings, posters, stickers and tags. The outside environment offers me a new and exciting way of presenting my work to a whole new audience.
Since I have taken my artistic practice to the streets I have been inspired continuously by the unwritten laws of the street and the people who produce the work we see today “vandalising” the urban environment. This art movement is often misinterpreted and my work has been based around some of the essential factors of the artistic debate.
The two rival groups working within the cities are graffiti artists (graffers or writers) and street artists (art fags). The two battle it out replacing art with other art or dogging out (tags or crossing out); the battles taking place today, which can be seen all over London, and which I have witnessed, are Robbo v Banksy and 10 Foot v All Art Fags, all of whom I have met.
My work explores the language, behaviour and morals of the artists and why they do what they do. As well as the artists inspiring my work subjectively, the city has inspired my chosen tools and materials used to produce my work. The textures of the foundations in the city (created by both nature and man) are recreated in the surfaces of my paintings, playing an important role in the development of the piece. Building up layers upon layers of colour and tactile media help the work come to life.
• People now spend over 50% more time outside than they did 10 years ago. Outdoors offers a huge range of advertising opportunities
• Everyone who leaves the house is exposed to outdoor advertising
• Unlike any other medium it’s just there and it’s free
• People are out and about more, especially the younger more affluent groups
(www.oaa.org.uk)
I’ve used advertising methods as a way to present my work both outdoors and indoors, using billboards, bus stops, walls, phone boxes and signs to present my paintings, posters, stickers and tags. The outside environment offers me a new and exciting way of presenting my work to a whole new audience.
Since I have taken my artistic practice to the streets I have been inspired continuously by the unwritten laws of the street and the people who produce the work we see today “vandalising” the urban environment. This art movement is often misinterpreted and my work has been based around some of the essential factors of the artistic debate.
The two rival groups working within the cities are graffiti artists (graffers or writers) and street artists (art fags). The two battle it out replacing art with other art or dogging out (tags or crossing out); the battles taking place today, which can be seen all over London, and which I have witnessed, are Robbo v Banksy and 10 Foot v All Art Fags, all of whom I have met.
My work explores the language, behaviour and morals of the artists and why they do what they do. As well as the artists inspiring my work subjectively, the city has inspired my chosen tools and materials used to produce my work. The textures of the foundations in the city (created by both nature and man) are recreated in the surfaces of my paintings, playing an important role in the development of the piece. Building up layers upon layers of colour and tactile media help the work come to life.
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