Cinema Letters

Since the installation of windows in the Bonnington Atruim that now overlooks the Fine Art studio space, there was demand for an updateable message board. I was able to salvage large plastic letters from Mansfield's ABC cinema that were originally used to promote events and mainly films being shown there from the 1960's until the cinemas closure in 1998. Many of the letters were damaged or missing but a complete alphabet available in three font sizes has been refurbished.



I built three aluminium frames to display text. They have been erected, facing towards the atrium and Fine arts large studio area in Nottingham Trent's Bonnington building.

Malt Cross, Nottingham

Whilst defeating demons within my own painting practice, of which I am marginally accomplished, I painted with live sitters, with dramatic time constraints.3 women volunteered to be sitters for a 30 minute painting and though I had not explained to the audience that I don’t make speed portraits I was positioned so that anyone in the pub could easily see what I was working on (except for the sitter) After the 30 minutes I would simply cease painting and show the picture. The responses in general can be summed up as disappointed.















(left volunteer 3 and right volunteer 1)

I felt that I achieved what I set out for which was pushing my abilities and understanding of painting and the performative aspect of all creation and the creative action.