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Standing proud by my finished commission piece for MC Saatchi… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This piece was created to celebrate, educate and inspire everyone on gender positive and inclusion. The work showed women in its most inclusive form, heritage sexual orientation, Neurodiverse, all colours to embrace our understanding of sisterhood. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Rainbow bars across the eyes signify individual perspectives in life. Each person has their own vision and the butterflies connect each other’s vision. Showing that we can have our own dreams & yet share & support each other’s vision too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This Saatchi piece for @IWD was an interactive piece, where we invited everyone to pin a ribbon after writing the answer to one the following questions 1. what does international women’s day mean to you 2. who is an ally that you wish to champion and… 3. what’s one thing binds the sisterhood? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was lovely seeing people taking part in the installation. I’m looking forward to seeing the end result with the jackets full of ribbons. The final piece will be sold at auction, as an NFT with all the proceeds given to charity.⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @mcsaatchigroup @mcsaatchilondon #wallart #sould_art #muralpaint #muralmagic #femaleartists (at Golden Square - Soho, London) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNTmg8oe50/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Catherine Borowski has always had an active imagination. As a child, she dreamed that the car park on her north London council estate would be transformed into a garden. The reality was quite different. “No one had a car, so it was empty, grey and depressing,” she says. Now a sculptor and event producer, Borowski has made it her mission to fill unloved urban spaces with flowers – albeit virtual ones.
She and her partner Lee Baker are the founders of Graphic Rewilding, a project to install huge nature-inspired artworks into the urban landscape. “Where real rewilding isn’t possible, our goal is to inject the colour and diversity of nature into rundown spaces, urging people to notice – and find joy in – the world around them,” says Baker.
The pair believe that flowers possess serious powers, even when they’re not real. “We know that spending time in nature is good for us, but studies show that even pictures of plants have a positive effect on the mind,” says Baker. He cites research published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, which found that imagery of plants in hospital waiting rooms can help reduce feelings of stress in patients.
Baker, a painter and music producer, has long understood the benefits of biophilic design. Having suffered a breakdown 10 years ago, he found that drawing flowers was the only way to soothe his buzzy brain. “I would set out to draw dystopian landscapes, representative of my state of mind, but I’d always end up drawing flowers, which uplifted me,” he says.
It was around this time that Baker met Borowski, joining her production company as creative director. The pair have collaborated ever since, launching Graphic Rewilding in 2021. Since then, they’ve installed floral murals at locations including Earl’s Court station, Lewes Castle and Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush – all hand drawn by Baker.
“We love galleries, but we focus on public art,” he says. “This way, our work is out there for everyone to enjoy.”
This year the pair have grand plans to create a series of stained glass pavilions (think greenhouses with colourful floral-themed panels), which they hope might find homes at Kew Gardens and the Eden Project. “The way light shines through the glass is magical,” says Borowski.
Even so, they concede that art is no match for Mother Nature. “Some people have suggested that our project detracts from real rewilding efforts. But both can co-exist,” says Borowski. “Of course we want more green spaces.” adds Baker. “But we aren’t gardeners. We’re artists. In the absence of nature, we want to create inspiring spaces through art.”
Overall, the response has been hugely positive. “The joy that these artworks bring is palpable,” says Baker, highlighting an early project in Crawley, West Sussex. “Many people in the town were employed by Gatwick airport and Covid had taken its toll,” he recalls. In a bid to spread some joy, the duo painted brick walls, billboards, benches and even bins with their signature floral flair. “Peoples’ reactions were heartwarming. There were so many smiling faces,” he says.
Elsewhere, in Earl’s Court, the pair transformed “a ratty piece of tarmac” into a modern-day pleasure garden, which is now often filled with children dancing and doing cartwheels on the way home from school. “Putting art into a place that previously felt unloved feels like cultivating joy where there was none,” reflects Borowski. “If something like this had been installed on my estate when I was a kid, it would have been a dream come true.”
So this post caused quite of a stir, so this is in answer to everyone asking themselves: “WTF?”
In my last year of High School, we were tasked with creating some designs for these two buildings in a park close to our school. Long story short, instead of choosing two sets of designs, they chose mine and later tasked me to create more, so it could all be cohesive. The general theme I had gone with is sort of like... “Magic creatures in a fantasy land”, since it was for kids. I had to go with things that could be done quickly (We had 2 months)
So I put some Merlin references. Sadly some ideas had to be simplified, so there are only two recognizable references in the walls...
On the little columns, however...
So I’ll show you the designs, keep in mind that I was working on a tight schedule...
vs How it looked while being made
Fairies were a common fixture. If you look at him from up close you can see Merlin’s red scarf and his boots. So like... dragonlord Merlin with a dragon. (It can be Aithusa, OR it could be one of my favorite tropes, which is Arthur as a Dragon)
Another one is this design:
I think the lake Avalon, with the island and tower, is easier to recognize than the last one.
(The lighting sucks I know)
But the REAL deal are the little columns.
Top left was supposed to be white, but I was asked to turn her blue. But in my mind she’ll always be little Aithusa.
Next to it: The iconic blue butterflies from 5x12.
THE NEXT ONE IS A REFERENCE TO FANFIC OF COURSE. The Dragon Rises from Footloose, the design is completely from Mushroomtale. We made no money from this, so I just put in the reference. Also, the finished product is always different from the original.
On the bottom left we have Merthur, but like... as dragons. I threw in even more references, like the COIN, Merlin’s scarf, Arthur’s pendant, the scales that look like a crown, the transition from red to blue...
And last, but not least, a bear (with a long tail because as I said, the theme is ‘fantastic beasts’) and a merlin (with 2 pairs of wings because as I said, the theme is ‘fantastic beasts’). For those of you who don’t know, Arthur actually means bear! Also for those of you who don’t know, Merlin actually means merlin! You learn something new every day. So a bear and a merlin.
I hope this was satisfactory and answered all your questions, I’ll tag the people who were curious in the comments.. There are more designs of course, but have nothing to do with Merlin, so I didn’t mention them, but just so you know, I also snuck my OC there because she’s been with me for 10 years and I love her.
If you... idk... live in Milan or ever visit Milan and want to take a peek, This is called ‘Giardino Bazlen e Foà’ and you can find it in ‘Corso di Porta Romana’ in a hidden nook between the houses.
As many of you know I’d been designing wallpaper for my living room for a ridiculous amount of time. I kept designing the pattern repeat larger and larger until , well, it turned into a mural 😂🤷♀️. Loved getting into the paints again (so did Stanley 😬😬)
Porto - street art "Half rabbit" by Bordalo II, 2017 Bordalo II is an artist, born in Lisbon, who creates large installations from trash collected on the streets. by jaime.silva