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West Pier Art

By  Maria Kuipers 2014 - 2015
I am continuing to make work based on the Brighton West Pier and i360 redevelopments. The project included collaboration and we worked on the beach site in situ and further developing the paintings in the studio. It also involved engaging with the pubic with drop-in workshops which took place on the beach. The final exhibition of work was exhibited at the Brighton Jubilee Library, which included collaborative pieces, sketchbooks, documentation and some publics drawings. For more information and images details - see www.westpierart.com
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Homage to Albert Irvine

The Passion

Bcalm has a history of transition starting from 2013 when I exhibited this painting in a solo show in London, Thomas and Paul Gallery. Returning after the show I modified the painting by simplifying the complex array of shapes and making subtle changes to the colour values. Then in early 2015, post West Pier Art project, I changed it again. Materials and techniques used within a layering process, were painting, incising, scraping, sanding sgraffito, fabric and paper collage, tapestry, and…

Bcalm

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