TEXTURE AND GRIT

Whilst I have been searching for the right scene to work with for my current project at Bolton College on Urban Landscapes I have been noticing the sights of the city closer up and in detail. I have found myself admiring the structure of scaffolding embracing grotty brickwork along with rusty signs and decaying notices often accompanied by graffiti.
Here are some of my photos.

 This scaffolding forms a near perfect grid which held my notice. The decaying building behind shows plenty of messy texture and I love the pattern of the steps which are left clinging to the wall. The off-white builders chainwall surrounding shows off spidery red graffiti and I feel this complements the whole picture adding to what could develope from it into an abstract piece of art.

 This is a close up photograph of a wall in Manchester near to Victoria train station. Here hides possibly an advert. I cannot read the text but I love the colours, shapes and patterns that is left behind.

 I was taken by the public notice stating that 'IT IS AN OFFENCE' along with the blue graffiti underneath. What's more the wall these words share has that grotty look that gives it texture, but also can prompt the question; What is an offence? Is it the abandoment of this wall and it's build up of City filth?

I like the pattern from this weathered paper poster found on an old door on an old building in Manchester. I enjoy the fact that some of the text is still readable while understanding though that this will change and become even more decayed in time.

Daniel Shiel: Art Here There And Everywhere

This blog is all about Art. Any art.

It is about art I want to share from others that I admire, whether they are a well known artist or virtually unheard of. Also this blog is about art that I've created myself or things I've come across that I find interesting. Those things may be buildings, people or objects that inspire me and so on. I hope to include photographs I've taken and work that I've done.
First of all though I am going to share some photographic art by Daniel Shiel, who I have recently stumbled upon. I admire his work and his ability to notice art in what many would dismiss as ugly and broken down. Having myself found an interest lately in the grit and decay that is probably never very far away, although harder to find if you look for it, I am delighted to say that Shiel has numourous pieces to enjoy. His work focuses on decay, destruction and the past. Considering this though, his work is full of colour.
Here are some examples.


DANIEL SHIEL. ACE.

DANIEL SHIEL. LACE CURTAIN.