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| Reliant |
I discovered Kieran Gabriel's artwork on Instagram. I say' discovered' - save for the briefest of bios on his website I know next to nothing about him. Originally from Merseyside and now living in London he uses light, shadow and form, working within the familiar scenes of everyday life and "aims to evoke memories and the nostalgia that lies within the significance of insignificant things." Sounds a bit pithy but I think you'll agree his work is kind of special. Who else could make a Reliant Robin look sexy?
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| Towers |
And the brutalist imagery he conjures up on these blocks of flats almost makes me want to live in them. How does he do that? This is pure psychogeography with a side order of Mary, Mungo & Midge.
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| Ninety Nine |
And I have lived on streets like this. I've seen that sky on a scorching hot afternoon. I've seen that ice cream van. We've all seen that ice cream van.
But this, for me, is the clincher; as soon as I knew he'd painted those iconic services on the M6 I was well and truly reeled in. I've photographed Forton many times, though never from this angle. Now I've got go back. Again.
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| Forton Services |
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