{"product_id":"joseph-ford-x-sen2-figueroa-impossible-street-art","title":"Joseph Ford x Sen2  - Impossible Street Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Ford x Sen2 - Impossible Street Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition archival pigment photographs printed on Canson Baryta Prestige 340gsm paper. Joseph signs and numbers each piece on the front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e70 x 50cm, Limited Edition of 75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI created this piece with Sen2 (Sandro Figueroa), the renowned New York-based artist. This is one of the strangest places I’ve ever shot - the cooling towers of Willington, a coal-fired power station in the UK, disused since the late 1990s. The five towers reach 300 feet\/90m into the sky, and it’s hard to comprehend how big they are until you’re standing at the foot of them. I shot with a remote transmitter so I could sneak into the photograph to give a sense of scale. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eMost of the locations I have photographed are physically in the public domain, and indeed dominate their surroundings through their huge scale, but have restricted access. They are thus imposed on the people living nearby - it is impossible not to see them - but it is impossible to engage with them, use them, or sometimes even approach them. They are often part of the energy infrastructure - arguably the biggest issue of our time - and as such tend to be the subject of controversy. Painting on prints of these huge constructions is a way of reclaiming and engaging with them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformation about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpossible Street Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eIn this project, my starting point was to imagine if street artists could work on any surface, not restricted by scale, accessibility, safety, or rules. By challenging these conventions, I explore the tensions between artistic expression and the restrictions imposed by social norms and governments. I have photographed landscapes that would be amazing for a street artist to paint, but are impossible to paint for real, because they're too big or inaccessible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eI have chosen some of my favourite street artists and given them large photographic prints, which they have painted to create original, hand-made artworks with no digital manipulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eI then re-shoot each artwork on an easel in its original location, creating captivating windows into a parallel universe where street artists have been given free rein. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authorised Supplier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48948893253883,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/8551\/files\/IMG_2673.jpg?v=1780663093","url":"https:\/\/www.prescriptionart.com\/en-us\/products\/joseph-ford-x-sen2-figueroa-impossible-street-art","provider":"Prescription Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}