Zhongshan Mural Project
Building up abstract forms, textures, marks, scratches, smudges, smears, drips, splatters and stains the subtle shapes of intertwined Blue Magpies appear in the skies above the old district of Zhongshan.
The figures that move along the North Road are ethereal, walking a road that has been intrinsic to the district since colonial times.
Buildings are hinted at through the smear of acrylic, the scratch of a palate knife, or the loose scribble of a soft pencil. The famous trees that line the road are suggested with drips of India ink, charcoal, or oil sticks.
Meet the artist: Interview with Ted Pigott
Photos from Ted’s current exhibition at the Red Room I burst through the doors of The Toasteria, out of breath and late. As I approached the stairs a man in black appeared. “Are you looking for Ted? He’s upstairs,” he said gesturing past staggered rows of drawings. Ted Pigott had been drawing over his lunchbreak […]