Claudette Forbes
Poor Cow – Illustrated Milk Bottles Celebrating Inner City Life, 2024
Porcelain
height 16 cm
height 6 1/4 in.
height 6 1/4 in.
Features left to right: 1. “Jean Paul” A few doors down from my home is a halfway house for people who have various addictions. Every day, several times a day,...
Features left to right:
1. “Jean Paul” A few doors down from my home is a halfway house for people who have various addictions. Every day, several times a day, this guy walks along my street, usually drunk, bottle of beer in hand, shouting out to his mate, Jean Paul, who apparently resides at said halfway house. It's like the soundtrack to the neighbourhood. We wouldn't be without it. I don't know his name, but we all call him Jean Paul.
2. “Owning it” This fabulous young woman was walking along Rye Lane on a hot summer’s day. I had to draw her.
3. “The Barclay’s Queue” - There’s always a queue outside the Barclay’s bank on Rye Lane. What’s that about? There are other high street banks with fee-free cashpoints, none of which have queues outside them. The other thing that struck me about the queue is its diversity – the racial diversity is what I love about Peckham.
1. “Jean Paul” A few doors down from my home is a halfway house for people who have various addictions. Every day, several times a day, this guy walks along my street, usually drunk, bottle of beer in hand, shouting out to his mate, Jean Paul, who apparently resides at said halfway house. It's like the soundtrack to the neighbourhood. We wouldn't be without it. I don't know his name, but we all call him Jean Paul.
2. “Owning it” This fabulous young woman was walking along Rye Lane on a hot summer’s day. I had to draw her.
3. “The Barclay’s Queue” - There’s always a queue outside the Barclay’s bank on Rye Lane. What’s that about? There are other high street banks with fee-free cashpoints, none of which have queues outside them. The other thing that struck me about the queue is its diversity – the racial diversity is what I love about Peckham.
Courtesy of Cynthia Corbett Gallery
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