Peter always wanted to paint Glasgow 🖌
If world-renowned street artist Banksy is like an outspoken newspaper columnist, then plein air painter Peter Brown is like a reporter recording the daily happenings of city streets.
Together with Banksy, the artists created one of the most thought-provoking pieces in Banksy's sold-out GoMA exhibit, Cut and Run.He was wary of getting too close to the GoMA as he didn't want to spoil the surprise for fans that his work was featured inside, but Peter was keen to paint the iconic Duke of Wellington that had brought Banksy to the city in the first place.
"I couldn’t avoid that, couldn’t completely disconnect from one of the main reasons that I was there, which was to go to the exhibition.While the similarities are not obvious, Banksy and Peter both share a position on the fringes of the artRather than operating within the"arty circle" of high-brow gallery art, both Banksy and Peter work on the street, directly interacting with the public.
Originally, Peter was only in Glasgow for a few days but plans to return and spend more time painting the city.He said: “People come up to chat to you very honestly, directly, and without inhibition. It’s a really great atmosphere to paint in, it’s very refreshing.
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