On confetti

The crowds have arrived ! Did you notice during the pandemic the way that basic info graphics were used for public health messaging? Very often a flow chart showing the exponential growth of infection through populations from one to millions was conveyed in grids of people. This use of a graphic icon, from one individual to a crowd, is something I began to use in my ‘NewsBlitz’ paintings and more recently, in ‘Omicron / Volcano’. A side product of my laser cutting has been the possibility of proliferating the image of one person and creating people confetti….. This is something that you will see recur again in my work, either in installations or in paintings themselves. I like the way this shows us as part of a bigger collective. At times I use this convey people as faceless flotsam and jetsom, subject to the tides of political or geological upheaval. ‘Omicron / Volcano’ and ‘people confetti’ will be on show in our first WTF Collective show in Newcastle this coming November.

David Mc Candless is my recommended link, his work relies on internet searches translating data into image. He has been so successful in combining relevant concepts with alluring graphics, that he now runs virtual workshops. https://informationisbeautiful.net/. His book ‘Information is Beautiful’, is a complete eye opener. You’ll also see his influence in my other upcoming project ‘The Fairy Tale Forest’…..watch this space ….