Experimental Design Posters and Art Prints

JUST PLUG ME IN ; OFF I GO

Part of my Barcelona and Gaudi series. The Cyclist and skeleton was part of street theater outside Gaudi's House and it seemed "interesting" to install these actors as static objects in Gaudi's bathroom. The skyline is made up of well known landmarks in the city including the Olympic Tower.

On 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy clashed with the Combined French and Spanish fleet at Cape Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. The victory had massive repercussions for Napoleon's France and the future of the shape of Europe for centuries to come. An historic event commemorated in central London by Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square. Much visited by millions of tourists each year.

Beautiful Original Aesthetic Glitch Patterned Artwork. Fantastic decor for a modern funky apartment!

VENICE a FLOATING MARVEL

BRIGHT RED DAHLIA FLOWER Closeup

Only in OLYMPIC year do we see much dressage on our TV's a very technical sport where horse and rider perform as "one". Intricate "balletic" moves and steps appear effortless. Mixing gracefulness and power; control and teamwork.

Child growing up with NO toys playing where sign points to ADULT games of POOL. Sad but true.

The waters of the Greek islands are amazingly clear allowing views deep into the waters. In shallows the sea bed can be seen with hints of life below. The calmness is stirred by the inter-island ferry services that are the life-blood of these islands. Prime viewing position at the stern of the Blue Star Ferry as it leaves Santorini bound for Nexus. No one image can fully capture the movement, colour variations of this brief phase on the sea crossing which changes once deep-water is encountered. The set of 8 shown forms a carefully crafted panel.

When taking this "straight shot" of a male youth sheepishly using a spray can to daub the popular skate board area on the South Bank, London I felt it needed a strong frame as though boxing the image "in". This frame work came from shots taken earlier in the day at the Tate Modern gallery, housed as it is, inside a redundant power-station.

I confess to not fully enjoying the shopping experience. Especially the "just looking for shoes or hand-bag" sort of aimless shopping. There are opportunities for image taking and even image making whilst shopping. These opportunities I salute.

Pink Floyd "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL"

Blue Guitars is the title the twenty-first studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea.

Flowers are amazing in the array or colours they exhibit.

THERE IS SOMETHING WHOLESOME ABOUT THE NUMBER 10. FIRST 2 DIGIT NUMBER, NUMBER OF TOES / FINGERS AND A SPEED LIMIT WE HOPE NOT TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE OF. BEING INSIDE A FIXED CIRCLE CAN BE COMFORTING AND SAFE OR A FEELING OF ENTRAPMENT.

LONE TREE at BEACH-SIDE

PRIMARY - A set of primary colors is, most tangibly, a set of real colorants or colored lights that can be combined in varying amounts to produce many other colours. The set of red, yellow, blue is popular among artists.

RED BUTTON.... you don't press this, no matter how red or shiny it looks. ...but it is tempting is it not? It may only set our set-top box to record a TV show or start a nuclear event! How would we feel faced with MANY RED BUTTONS? See my image.

Part of my Berlin Wall series. The full set of images seeks to capture the role the wall played in the cold-war politics through art daubed into the wall itself. Graffiti of "Hope" in what for years appeared to be a hopeless situation.

It was a hard life being a mill worker and conditions in Manchester and Leeds were harsh with poor health resulting from industrial pollution. CHILDREN were routinely employed as they were small and nimble. Titus Salt planned and built a new village to demonstrate what could be done to keep skilled and unskilled workers fit and healthy. Before Saltaire new "town"... Salt's 3,500 workers travelled to Saltaire from Bradford. However, during the next few years, 850 houses were built for his workers. Saltaire also had its own park, church, school, hospital, library and a whole range of different shops. The houses in Saltaire were far superior to those available in Bradford and other industrial towns. Fresh water was piped into each home...

JUST A BIT OF A BAD DAY?

To capture a whole NATION in a single IMAGE. This is THE NETHERLANDS

BLUE BLU WATER BOTTLES

It is usually said the "dogs are not just for CHRISTMAS" but need looking after throughout the year; feeding, watering, given exercise, cleaning, love and attention. CARs are similar. For many they are a means of transport getting families from A to B. They need love too. Feeding, washing and maintaining. We can hand wash our car OURSELVES to demonstrate our love towards it in a special way; use one of the many hand valet services at the local supermarket... "wash as we shop". There are also drive though washers.

Poster of Charlie Chaplin near the London Museum of the Moving Image.The text declares that "film comes to life". The silhouette of Chaplin is small in the frame and dwarfed by the much larger and complex mural - but the distinctive pose of the great silent actor, still holds the viewer eye. When a boy, I did see Charlie Chaplin in his home in Switzerland. He was in his 90's then, but nice to be able to tell the children that I saw him .... to which the reply is usually ... "who"!

The classical guitar is a member of the guitar family used in classical music. It is an acoustic wooden guitar with strings made of gut or nylon, rather than the metal strings used in acoustic and electric guitars. Spanish guitar shape is distinctive. It is regularly used by cubist artists as well as classical art such as Paul Gauguin. The Old Guitarist is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso created late 1903 – early 1904, painted before is search for fame led to the recognizable PICASSO style.

Part of my Berlin Wall series. The full set of images seeks to capture the role the wall played in the cold-war politics through art daubed into the wall itself. Graffiti of "Hope" in what for years appeared to be a hopeless situation.

Live, die, repeat

Which one will you PRESS? Will the world, as we know it, come to an end? You decide! BTW There really is a RED BUTTON on the desk of the President of the USA and THANKFULLY it is not connected to ICB silos but to summon the butler to bring a "cola". PHEW!

Istanbul is a world famous city straddling EUROPE an ASIA. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics. it has a population of over 15 million people. It is a WORKING CITY

I was challenged by a friend to spend 1 whole year taking photographs of pink objects. it was a tough challenge but I am grateful to the friend for forcing me to OPEN my EYES to PINK.

Too much relaxation can be harmful. Like EVERYTHING in life... it is a question of BALANCE. (Check out the album by The Moody Blues - A QUESTION OF BALANCE...which poses many questions about life.... Why do we never get an answer When we're knocking at the door With a thousand million questions About hate and death and war? because when we stop and look around us There is nothing that we need In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed...") HUMAN ODYSSEY. Experts research why we are here... unlikely survival and extraordinary emergence of Homo sapiens as the world's only global species.

You rarely see a 300m running race. It is not included in the Olympic schedule BUT there are world records.Multi-medal winning athlete Michael Johnson said the 300m was a BRUTAL racing distance. Mens record is actually held by Mr Johnson for the 300 meter dash with 30.85 seconds for 17 years until recently bested.

Swiss CARNIVAL - The WAITING. Swiss carnival day in Lucerne where the inhabitants really change from the normal Swiss control and reserved behaviour and go "wild".

"You know, I can't believe this, Wyatt. I'm so disappointed in us. I mean, all our lives we've been saying how great it would be if we went to parties, right? And now it's our party and we're in the john. We're in the john!" Celebrate your love of one of John Hughes' classics with the fab 4 of the flick!!

THREE... important in art, theatre and literature (The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas). In my youth there was a largely forgotten TV series called "Take THREE Girls" 3 flatmates living in London with a more memorable classic theme tune. Pentangle - Light Flight ('Take Three Girls' TV Theme 1969). I can stil hum it today. Lyrics Let's get away, you say, find a better place, Miles and miles away from the city's race etc... I guess the ultimate "get away from it all " is to become a NUN. Surreal inspiration for this image stems from this era.