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ARTWORK FOR STREET SUBWAY

Young people from Street worked with Richt to create some fantastic permanent artwork for their subway. The participants started by taking photographs of their local environment and community. They then use some clever computer software, marker pens, big roles of paper and a lot of patience to complete their designs. These designs were then put onto a special computer linked to a water cutting device. The final artwork takes the shape of 12 large scale stainless steel panels. One passer by, on seeing the completed installation, said,

"I didn't recognised the place, its like being at the South Bank in London."

Project delivered and coordinated by foreground.

PUBLIC ARTWORK FOR HILLMEAD ESTATE

Young people from the Hillmead estate in Shepton Mallet have used computers, cameras and lots and lots of imagination to create this fantastic piece of public art. The group made literally hundreds of photographs and with them they created a plan view of their estate. They then got to work on using computers to create brightly coloured cartoon images for the map. The final artwork takes the shape of a 12' x 10' panel secured to the wall of their community centre.

Project delivered by Richt, coordinated by Take Art.

PUBLIC ARTWORK FOR YEOVIL SUBWAY
Young people from Yeovil worked with Richt to add a splash of colour to their town centre subway. Using cameras and computers and tons of imagination the participants created over 40 panels representing urban and rural South Somerset. Each piece fits together, a bit like a jigsaw. The entire artwork runs the length of each wall in the subway, transforming it from a place you merely walk through to a place where you behold great artwork!

Project delivered and coordinated by Richt.

This project also received funding from Rainer, Mendip and South Somerset Community Partnership and Somerset Crimebeat

 

© 2012 foreground/Richard Tomlinson

Richard Tomlinson is Associate Artist with Take Art Ltd, a Somerset based Arts Development Agency