Oscar Culliford
BA (Hons) Fine Art
The Current Climate
The motifs, murals and repeat patterns covering the interiors of our homes often tell a story, painting the most idyllic of scenes, like in the classic French Toile de Jouy which never really seems to go out of fashion but was popularised in the late 18th century. These distinguishable classic Toile’s which often depicted the triumphs of politics, and the most picturesque, blissful side of life is to me a form of escapism and is what inspired me to do the exact opposite. In a world where arctic sea ice is rapidly diminishing, flying insects have declined by about 64% since 2004, the leaders of our countries are openly greedy and corrupt, and the workers we rely on the most are severely underpaid, there is nothing idyllic or picturesque about these conditions.
