Urban People

These pictures are an eye-level take on the city placing the viewer at street level. They aim to recall the experience of walking in the street, looking around warily, noting things glimpsed on either side, a heightened awareness of people, movement, traffic, visual dazzle.

I think of the street as a place where people display themselves, engaged in what Jonathan Raban in his book Soft City called 'the hazardous but necessary urban art of self-projection'. It is not just the people who are engaged in this self projection; the street itself, and the buildings that flank it, are a display of signals indicating cultural identity.


Guney Oil on board 60 x 58cm Private collection	Bakery Oil on board 100 x 122cm	Professional Nail Care Oil on canvas 120 x 140cm

Cafe Oil on board 62 x 93cm Private collection	Carpets Oil on board 92 x 65cm	Fast Calls Oil on board 63 x 100cm

Back Street Oil on board 60 x 72cm Private collection	Starting from now Oil on canvas 150 x 200cm Private collection	Pedestrian crossing Oil on board 60 x 72cm

CKY2K Oil on board 62 x 93cm	Crowded pavement Oil on canvas 42 x 60cm Private collection	Man walking with a stick Oil on board 60 x 72cm

Bus queue Oil on canvas 129 x 129 cm	Koray Gents Hair Oil on board 100 x 124cm	Shopping Centre Oil on board 56 x 60cm Private collection

Man carrying child Oil on board 82 x 100cm	Shoppers 2 Oil on canvas 92 x 99.5cm	Crossing the road Oil on board 75 x 75cm Private collection

Jewels Oil on canvas 50 x 69cm	Shoppers 1 Oil on board 100 x 124cm Private collection	Ridley Road Market Oil on canvas 125 x 200cm

Windows Oil on board 62 x 76cm Private collection	Conversation Oil on board 62 x 93cm	Street painting Oil on canvas 108 x 100cm

Family shopping Oil on board 36 x 36cm	Hair Oil on board 84 x 76cm	Market stall Oil on canvas 140 x 140cm

Sale Oil on board 62 x 76cm	Shoppers with children Oil on board 62 x 76cm	Market crowd Oil on board 62 x 76cm Private collection

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