...wall paintings
Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, That's Not What I Meant, Firstsite, Colchester, 2015, CC601 (No, Yes, No, Yes)

Installation view, Thats Not What I Meant. 'CC601 (No, Yes, No, Yes)', 2015. Photo: Andy Keate

Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, That's Not What I Meant, Firstsite, Colchester, 2015, CC601 (No, Yes, No, Yes)

Installation view, That's Not What I Meant. 'CC601 (No, Yes, No, Yes)', 2015. Emulsion wall painting, 252 x 252 cm. (dimensions variable).

Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, Open Studio 2014. ACW Corner Wall Painting 2, 2014

Installation view, Open Studio 2014. 'ACW Corner Wall Painting 2', 2014. Emulsion wall painting, 545 x 120 cm. (dimensions variable).

Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, Amongst Other Things. Crossword Wall Painting (No, Yes, No, Again), 2014

Installation view, Amongst Other Things. 'Crossword Wall Painting (No, Yes, No, Again)', 2014. Emulsion wall painting, 609 x 156cm.(dimensions variable).

Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, Nothing To Be Done. ACW Corner Wall Painting 1, 2013

Installation view, reception, Nothing To Be Done. 'ACW Corner Wall Painting 1', 2013. Emulsion wall painting, 991 x 165cm. (dimensions variable).

Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, If This, CC605, wall painting, 2013

Installation view, If This. 'CC605', 2013. Emulsion wall painting, dimensions variable.

Philip Bradshaw, Installation view, CC591, wall painting, 2012

Installation view, 2012. 'CC591', 2012. Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 70 cm. Untitled, 2012. Emulsion wall painting, 285 x 285 cm. (dimensions variable).

Philip Bradshaw, AVA gallery installation view, wall painting, 2012

AVA gallery installation view, 2012. Emulsion wall painting; acrylic on canvas; found object; scans; acrylic on glass; acrylic and wood dye on foolscap paper, found poster; video on TV, ink on tracing paper.

Wall Paintings

From the beginning of my exploration of the use of found crossword puzzles in paintings, I was interested in painting directly onto the blank wall.

By replicating, reversing and then disrupting the crossword designs, by for instance introducing multiple colours, more and more complex works were produced.

They remain, nevertheless, based on crossword designs.

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