Joseph Ford x Peeta - Impossible Street Art

Limited edition archival pigment photographs printed on Canson Baryta Prestige 340gsm paper. Joseph signs and numbers each piece on the front.

60 x 45cm, Limited Edition of 15
120 x 90cm, Limited Edition of 5 

I was delighted to collaborate with renowned Italian artist Peeta (real name Manuel Di Rita). He is known for his mind-bending, three-dimensional graffiti and mural art. He blends graffiti with optical illusion, creating pieces that appear to pop out from walls or twist and fold in impossible ways. We worked together to create this piece based around a cement factory near Brighton, UK.

Information about Impossible Street Art

In 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. 

I 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.

I 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.