Ocean’s 20!
Below is a list of 20 artists who will feature in ‘A Collaborative Arts Plan for Southsea and Portsmouth’ exhibition.
Venue: The D-Day Story, Southsea
Date: 6-13 November 2021
Open from 10am – 4pm daily
Name |
Details |
| 1. Clarke Reynolds | Braille art as a wave-like wall mural using beautiful ceramic glazed tiles or tactile studs. |
| 2. Roo Abrook | Street art made permanent. Mixed media collage portraits as permanent full colour lavastone. |
| 3. Heinrich & Palmer | A large scale projected installation promoting the Mary Rose Museum or HMS Victory. |
| 4. Alice Hume | Giant woven macramé paving and marine grade steel space dividers. Craft sourced from history. |
| 5. My Dog Sighs | A ‘parkour parklet’ providing a space and canvas for local street art and a gateway into the creative sector. |
| 6. Samo White | Vibrant illustrated portraits can be brought to life using a colourful selection of hard wearing materials. |
| 7. Kim Edith | Embroidery based illustrations can decorate a variety of surfaces such as seawalls or sustainable timber. |
| 8. Jacqui Mair | Mixed media illustrations can form engaging wall murals and a semi-permanent ‘flock of deckchairs’. |
| 9. Fark | Much loved street art can be taken into three dimensions to create colourful children’s playground equipment. |
| 10. Connor Tyler | Celebrating naval tattoo heritage with a ‘tattoo walk’ set along the frontage in hard alloy brass or bronze. |
| 11. Karl Bailey | A permanent outdoor photographic gallery that celebrates local area culture, people and businesses. |
| 12. John Ainsworth | Working with the Solent Oyster Restoration Project and local education to create a water play feature design. |
| 13. Pete Codling | A multi-disciplinary artist savvy to working outdoors with an impressive range of materials. |
| 14. Steve Dodd | Fine art impressionist paintings as ceramic glazed tiles, full colour lavastone or outdoor gallery prints. |
| 15. Matthew Watson | Representing the forms and patterns of local marine life through wet rubber moulded concrete. |
| 16. Celia Clark | Poetry made permanent. Literary work set along the frontages providing pause for thought. |
| 17. Barry John Hobs | Sourcing of found objects and materials to create visuals signatures and assets for environmental branding. |
| 18. Jessa Speed | A marine themed mural created in collaboration with the residents of Portsmouth and Southsea. |
| 19. Matt Wingett | Referencing the folk tales and ancient mysteries of the local area through long-term excerpts. |
| 20. Amber Elliot | Celebrating naval tattoo heritages with a ‘tattoo walk’ set along the frontages in hard alloy brass or bronze. |
Writers and artists were invited to submit their work for consideration in the exhibition in September 2021.
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