For Sale
Fine art photographers go out onto the streets in Birmingham, from 14 March in a unique exhibition which is made in the form of For Sale boards. Up to 16 boards are shown by tenants or building owners in Eastside or Hockley, who have chosen an image from the project web site and will have the fine art photograph on show outside their properties. All images can be bought via the internet and delivered direct to buyers.
A plaque on the wall of the building, below the image, gives information about the artists, the photograph and details of the Rhubarb farm website, which is where the images were chosen from.
Mark Storor and Trevor Wornham, of Albion Street, Hockley, have chosen a black and white image by Vance Gellert, based in Minneapolis, are delighted with their new artwork.
"There is something impossibly beautiful about this photograph and we just love the fact that we can go outside and look at it on our own building. By doing this, we feel we are joining with others who are displaying a "For Sale" sign, to say that we care about the creative life of the city."
"The project transforms and enriches the cultural life of the district by turning it into a gallery. It offers great potential for future art possibilities outside."
Rhonda Wilson MBE, Creative Director of Rhubarb-Rhubarb, says, "We always think that owning a piece of art means paying lots of money and installing it forever in one place. These first set of boards are free, supported by Business Link, Digital Central, and Advantage West Midlands. They are temporary, live outside and will hopefully form a short trail of light through districts which are becoming known for their creative energy."
"Obviously some people will be enraged that art of this standard is outside in the street but as there are few venues in the city to exhibit them, which we can afford to hire, this seems a rather brilliant opportunity to show them off, so we took to the streets...... And people have just loved this initiative - after all its not everyday you can have a free piece of fine art hung outside your home....."
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