Original artwork description:

A place known since childhood, the city’s primary department store, decades of memories. The indescribable joy of seeing Father Christmas, neon on lights, and artificial Christmas trees, a world seen through the eyes of a little boy, surrounded by noises, smells and sensations. Tills ringing, loud voices, a food hall redolent of cheese and ham and ground roasting coffee, escalators transporting me to an enchanted world of novelty, and then to the vinegar scented dining room where salty chips and sugary, creamy trifle would be served. I loved that shop, loved it with the intensity of a close and long friendship. It was part of me, part of my childhood. I wanted to capture it in paint, to focus on a corner, to explore its texture and colour. The work is a tribute to 1950s architecture, a great addition to a collection of architectural themed works, a souvenir of Hull.
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 card

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#buildings #england #street scene #hull #street view #andrew reid #east yorkshire #kingston upon #british architecture #british buildings #english architecture #shops and #hull department #english shops 

Hull, Modernist Department Store (2020)

Acrylic painting 
by Andrew Reid Wildman

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A place known since childhood, the city’s primary department store, decades of memories. The indescribable joy of seeing Father Christmas, neon on lights, and artificial Christmas trees, a world seen through the eyes of a little boy, surrounded by noises, smells and sensations. Tills ringing, loud voices, a food hall redolent of cheese and ham and ground roasting coffee, escalators transporting me to an enchanted world of novelty, and then to the vinegar scented dining room where salty chips and sugary, creamy trifle would be served. I loved that shop, loved it with the intensity of a close and long friendship. It was part of me, part of my childhood. I wanted to capture it in paint, to focus on a corner, to explore its texture and colour. The work is a tribute to 1950s architecture, a great addition to a collection of architectural themed works, a souvenir of Hull.
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 card

Tags:
#buildings #england #street scene #hull #street view #andrew reid #east yorkshire #kingston upon #british architecture #british buildings #english architecture #shops and #hull department #english shops 
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I started painting about 10 years ago. I am a self-taught artist. I now live in France, a country that excites and inspires me. My work is based on my... Read more

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