Artwork description:
Who hasn't enjoyed an evening at the flicks? There is a long cinematic history in Birmingham and “The Electric” is the oldest working cinema in the UK. This city has a long tradition of free and creative thinking. Thousands of small specialist firms with a highly skilled workforce made up a kaleidoscopic mix of innovation and prosperity. Then from 1940 to 1943 the city was heavily blitzed, destroying homes, factories and infrastructure. After the war the destruction continued with modern town planning and restrictions designed to choke commercial development. Yet there is an unstoppable momentum here and it seems more than likely that Birmingham's star will soon rise again.
This is an original relief print pulled from rubber plates. Please feel free to contact me to put a question or make a remark.
Materials used:
Japanese Sunome Senka paper, oil-based printing ink
Tags:
#street scene #original print #cinema #relief printBirmingham (2020)
Print
by Peter Long
35 Artist Reviews
£40
- Print on Paper
- From a limited edition of 10
- Size: 24.13 x 31.75cm (unframed) / 15.24 x 19.05cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Artwork description
Who hasn't enjoyed an evening at the flicks? There is a long cinematic history in Birmingham and “The Electric” is the oldest working cinema in the UK. This city has a long tradition of free and creative thinking. Thousands of small specialist firms with a highly skilled workforce made up a kaleidoscopic mix of innovation and prosperity. Then from 1940 to 1943 the city was heavily blitzed, destroying homes, factories and infrastructure. After the war the destruction continued with modern town planning and restrictions designed to choke commercial development. Yet there is an unstoppable momentum here and it seems more than likely that Birmingham's star will soon rise again.
This is an original relief print pulled from rubber plates. Please feel free to contact me to put a question or make a remark.
Materials used:
Japanese Sunome Senka paper, oil-based printing ink
Tags:
#street scene #original print #cinema #relief printReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (35)
This artwork is sold by Peter Long from United Kingdom
Peter Long
United Kingdom
About
I look for the amusing details of everyday scenes or artwork and like to portray
them four-square in wide spectrum colours. I developed a technique
that allows good ink transfer from relief... Read more
