Instagram: Leaf studies
The leaf drawings are work in progress for an on-line gallery Lapieza. The plastic bag artwork is from the La Ultima Cena exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
Eine flasche wasser bitte.
Oil pastel on paper on cardboard.
This was a piece of work shown at the Bartleby exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin has relatively hot summers; in London Tube passengers are advised to carry a bottle of water with them, largely due to the lack of air conditioning in London’s underground system. I continued the habit of carrying a bottle of water with me in Berlin.
This artwork is both a portrait of a constant companion in a foreign land and a familiar friend from home.
The title “Eine flasche wasser, bitte.” translates from German to English as “A bottle of water, please”. One of the few phrases I learnt while in Berlin.
The work comprises of a number of drawn studies of a plastic water bottle, cut out onto cardboard. Each drawing is then fixed to the background at varying distances, to create a feeling of depth.
More images of the work
Exhibition: “Berlin Objects” @ La Ultima Cena, Berlin.
25th July – 1st August. La Ultima Cena. Urbanstrasse 101, 10967 Berlin, Germany.
This was the first of three shows in Berlin, during the summer of 2014.
Three main works were installed at La Ultima Cena, each focused on objects I’d bought since arriving in Berlin.
Artwork on show:
Video: Teaser for La Ultima Cena exhibition. Berlin.
Exhibition: “Berlin Objekte” @ La Ultima Cena, Berlin, Germany.
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Berlin Objekte25th July 2014. Urbanstrasse 101 10967 Berlin, Germany. Phone 0179 1994811. www.laultimacena.de ——————————————————— Paul is visual artist from London, England, who has spent the past 6 weeks in Berlin drawing objects from everyday life, including bags from supermarkets and Apotheke’s and a tricycle from a Sunday flea market in an OBI carpark. When drawing these objects Paul tries to retain some of the characteristics of the original objects, their size, colour, perhaps even some of the qualities of the materials the original items are made of. Most apparent is the three-dimensional nature of the drawings. Each drawing is cut-out. and arranged to further portray something about the original object(s). All drawings are drawn in oil pastel, on paper and glued to cardboard.
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