Pavement Art

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Packages of ‘sunbits’: 1

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Perhaps the most intriguing part of my day today was an exploration of HP’s analysis of pavement (sidewalk) art.  By this terminology, Pease seems to mean any artist who draws on the street and/or sells his/her work on the pavement (excluding ‘graffiti’…this comes under ‘street chalking’)  Touring around London, Pease trolled the Embankment, went to Bloomsbury, Hyde Park, etc. and recorded not only all that he saw in museums and galleries, but also on the streets.  The images (and often words) that he saw in this very public sphere were a good barometer of public opinion during wartime.  He classed everything using his system of categories (according to theme and subject matter) and offered general remarks regarding colour, tone, etc.

Tomorrow…the last bit of pavement art…and an investigation (hopefully) into Pease himself.

I’m off to the Brighton and Hove Art Museum…open late this evening!