Gina Cross - Syracuse Streetview #2 Mixed Media Oil pastel on paper210 x

Oil pastel on paper210 x 297 mm

Printed using shiny metallic gold and black ink

I'm drawn to colourful umbrellas

I think of a very traumatic visual history

The vistas and sunsets are ever changing

Gina Cross - Syracuse Streetview #2 Mixed Media Oil pastel on paper210 xFrom the Sicilian Series by London based multi disciplinary artist Gina Cross, these abstract photographic collages are focused on representing the essence of time spent in Italy with a focus on the heat, colours and light. In this Sicilian Series, Gina starts with photographs of reclaimed copper plate that serves as her 'canvas' and then plays with observed shapes, colours and light, often incorporating textures she photographs. The results are