Original artwork description:

It has always fascinated me, this indoor market, a hidden world, tucked away at the edge of Hull’s old town. It is a living link to my childhood, a place that anchors me, a place evocative of decades ago. Through the eyes of a child I heard the sound of shouts and laughter, sudden clatterings and whistling, irreverent and flirtatious. A place redolent of disinfectant, tar, of raw meat and citrus fruit. From near, came the comforting vinegary tang of fish and chips. I looked at the stalls, slabs of yellow fish on ice, blood seeping into the whiteness, and at the gruesome spectacle of the butcher stalls. I read the labels and fading posters at the fruit stalls, where glimpses of sunny far off lands winked and beckoned. Tins and hunks of cheese in plastic, trinkets and cheap clothes, tatty Aladdin's caves selling boxes of faded magazines and broken Toby jugs, the musky, damp smell biting my nostrils. I came back as twilight turned to night, as the stalls emptied and the people vanished. The work is rich in detail, an eerie yellow hue infusing the work, shadows gathering. It is a wonderful souvenir of Hull, a perfect gift.
Texture has been added to create extra depth. The canvas is 0.5 inches deep and can therefore hang without a frame if wished.

Materials used:

acrylic and canvas board

Tags:

#people #architecture #buildings #food #england #andrew reid wildman #english #shopping #market #marketplace #hull #living #hall #east yorkshire #shopping arcade