Latour-de-Carol Experiment 2

About the artwork

The story of this piece was based around photos which were taken on a holiday to Latour-de-Carol in the Pyrénées in southern France last summer. I was drawn to the different road signs, peeling paint and spray painted graffiti. When back from my trip I printed out and cut out the photos; playing around with different collaged compositions. Using this as a base, I played around with screen print; layering up different combinations of screens and paper stencils; until I landed on a final composition I was happy with. I love this way of working as I feel like it allows a piece to come to life organically and leaves room for spontaneity and play. I love creating work which has familiar everyday elements but is abstracted to a level where it makes you stop and appreciate something that you would have overlooked.