This place is part of the estate I've been looking at where Exo might live. The building looks like a bunker from the 2nd world war with a big metal fence barricading the way in and the yellow bin reminded me of a tank. Grey blocks of cement tower upwards towards a stormy sky. Patriotic flags move slowly in the wind, suspended from the balcony where every now and then a commander appears with his bulldog to overlook all that lays before him. The metal spiked fence and no entry signs keep you out.
'Bunker', Watercolour, Pen and Ink on Fabriano Paper, 100cm x 75cm, March 2014.
Detail from 'Bunker'.
Detail from 'Bunker'.
The next set of images from my sketch books are my thoughts on what Exo might think of the country he lives in.
More and more we see riots, mass unemployment, benefit cheating and capping, lack of social housing, social food stores, rough sleepers, dereliction, soup kitchens, street beggers, over filled hostels, over population, the list goes on.
Watercolour and ink, 60cm x 40cm, April 2014.
Watercolour and ink, 60cm x 40cm, April 2014.
Watercolour and ink, 60cm x 40cm, April 2014.
Watercolour and ink, 60cm x 40cm, April 2014.
Watercolour and ink, 60cm x 40cm, april 2014.
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