As a naturalist by training, I find it difficult not to be enthralled by these magnificent frogs painted by JXC at Upfest this year. I was lucky enough to see this piece half way through its creation and again on completion.
JXC, Upfest, Bristol July 2016I met the artist briefly late on the Sunday afternoon while he he was chatting with one of his friends who had been creating a piece nearby.
JXC, Upfest, Bristol July 2016JXC is a London artist who takes inspiration from popular culture, or so the programme notes say. I’m not too bothered about that, I simply love these frogs and am intrigued with the way he approaches his work. It would appear that he painted this piece using a zonal approach rather than painting one frog, then the other, then the background etc. I’m not sure if that makes sense, but look at the half-finished pieces, and you might get the gist.
JXC, Upfest, Bristol July 2016JXC has a rather lovely website, and you can read more about the artist here.
I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.
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Wow! This is really fantastic. As a little girl, I wanted to be a naturalist. I read loads of books about animals and this was my big plan. Unfortunately, my fear of stinging insects put paid to the notion.
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Wow! This is really fantastic. As a little girl, I wanted to be a naturalist. I read loads of books about animals and this was my big plan. Unfortunately, my fear of stinging insects put paid to the notion.
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Never too late to start.
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