Charlie Wheeler
dal 31/3/2008 al 18/4/2008
Segnalato da
31/3/2008
Charlie Wheeler
Subway Gallery, London
Street seen. This project began as a series of urban art photos taken in and around the Subway and Underground stations of New York and London. Some, but not all of these images, were then subject to tearing and collage, to mimic the natural dilapidation and ripping of advertising billboards.
This project began as a series of urban art photos taken in and around the Subway and Underground stations of New York and London. Some, but not all of these images, were then subject to tearing and collage, to mimic the natural dilapidation and ripping of advertising billboards which saturate urban environments and barrage our consciousness. The idea was born through finding fresh, often arresting deconstructed media messages, from the inherently ugly source that is the advertising industry.
These layers and rips which outwardly appear as acts of vandalism also serve to reveal a narrative of time created through natural wear and tear, and on closer inspection often reveal new identities. In collaboration with artists in China the works were then painted on large canvasses to give the effect of a collage on a flat surface as the original adverts were intended.
Private view april 1, 2008
Subway Gallery
Edgware Rd - Kiosk 1 Pedestrian Subway - London