Moped (2017)Acrylic painting by Frank Creber
200 x 178 x 3cm (unframed) / 200 x 178cm (actual image size)
£1,100
Original artwork description
London is a city of contrasts, where Victorian buildings stand beside 1960s tower blocks. We often live and work in soulless environments — harsh materials, neglected hallways, the shadow of a flyover overhead. The only warmth comes from conversation and companionship.
While sketching in East London, I sometimes glimpse young people living on the edge — vulnerable, exposed, caught in moments of conflict or isolation. The city’s hard surfaces reflect an inner darkness: loneliness, uncertainty, and the longing to find trust and meaning amid urban noise.
In Moped, the figures animate the space, their movement dividing the architecture in two, leaving a chasm of darkness. The girl on the moped propels the scene forward, her motion energising the composition. Lines, shadows, and negative spaces create a tension between light and dark, mirroring the fragile balance between connection and solitude within the modern city.
Materials used:
acrylic paint
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 200 x 178 x 3cm (unframed) / 200 x 178cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#night scene#street scene#moped#urban darkness#parting company
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Original artwork description
London is a city of contrasts, where Victorian buildings stand beside 1960s tower blocks. We often live and work in soulless environments — harsh materials, neglected hallways, the shadow of a flyover overhead. The only warmth comes from conversation and companionship.
While sketching in East London, I sometimes glimpse young people living on the edge — vulnerable, exposed, caught in moments of conflict or isolation. The city’s hard surfaces reflect an inner darkness: loneliness, uncertainty, and the longing to find trust and meaning amid urban noise.
In Moped, the figures animate the space, their movement dividing the architecture in two, leaving a chasm of darkness. The girl on the moped propels the scene forward, her motion energising the composition. Lines, shadows, and negative spaces create a tension between light and dark, mirroring the fragile balance between connection and solitude within the modern city.
Materials used:
acrylic paint
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 200 x 178 x 3cm (unframed) / 200 x 178cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#night scene#street scene#moped#urban darkness#parting company
Frank Creber
United Kingdom
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