Painting by Letter allsorts 15 Artworks Sold

Fruit Salad

Acrylic, Wood, Ready to hang

70cm (W) x 70cm (H) x 5cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included

Ready to hang

A$1,850

Arrives 19–21 Sep

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Artwork Description

Fruit Salad

Chopped and diced shadow type arranged over 9 tiles.

Exploring the colour ranges of pink / plum and orange / toffee.
Bookended by fruit.

The purpose of the design is to capture the uplifting and fun qualities of the font, rather than type itself, and showcasing the relationship between the colour suits. 

Inspired by 70’s confectionary package design.

Painted in ultra vibrant sign acrylics on 9 x 20cm x 20cm plywood tiles adhered to 70cm x 70cm cradled panel.


Artist Bio

Originally schooled in Sign writing and later Scenic Art, in 2010 I began exploring and developing techniques in the treatments of typography by means of ( for example ) painting , sanding, masking and the overlaying of type and letter shapes. 

The original concept of my work was inspired by various weathered sign written signs I had seen mostly high up on the sides of buildings in Melbourne's CBD and also on walls of it's surrounding inner suburbs.

It was around this time that I started developing more of an interest in vintage graphic design, package design and vintage typography, and whilst my explorations into letter treatment for the most part remained the same, the focus of my work broadened as I began to consider layout and design, spacial awareness and colour (and it's tones )

By implementing these new concepts and coupling them with my ongoing explorations into typography, I was able to lay the foundations of the style of work that would follow and which continues to be a feature of my work today.

Commissions

Letter's studio is in Mornington Peninsula