Through a diverse spread of acrylic paintings on canvas and found objects to more minimalistic ink drawings on paper, Perspicere creates a hybrid composite of abstraction and representationalism, rich in geometric shapes and simulated forms and with draftsman ship at the core. This blog is a place for me to show my artwork, as well as the inspirations behind them. Enjoy!Tumblr (3.0; @perspicere2012)http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e82c93f3d64cd3fbee4b8857bdf213f/tumblr_mmwidetVCJ1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35c1c0db444445a503e2f758a8b77853/tumblr_mmwidetVCJ1qbwmblo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef033609bc14964bf10b7ca52df7c0df/tumblr_mmwidetVCJ1qbwmblo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>These images are now available as a limited edition print of 20 all signed and numbered….. at £20 each with 50% of the money going towards Fck You Cancer’s Cancer Research UK cause…1 lucky buyer will also find the original illustration in with their chosen print…</p> <p><em><span>Supporting artists and sticking a paint covered middle finger up at cancer!</span></em></p> <p><br/><strong><em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FCKYOUCANCER" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FCKYOUCANCER" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/FCKYOUCANCER</a></a></em></strong></p> <p>Email - <em><strong>perspicere2012@gmail.com</strong></em> to grab a print…<br/><br/>Thanks</p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50585630933http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50585630933Thu, 16 May 2013 18:10:26 +0100illustrationgeometrygeometricgraphic3dprintcharitycancerfuckyou<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef033609bc14964bf10b7ca52df7c0df/tumblr_mmunbdJ3sF1qbwmblo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18b37a4b2981cbb449181c9cebec3098/tumblr_mmunbdJ3sF1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb53d3a35cf9235577541bbb93cdf449/tumblr_mmunbdJ3sF1qbwmblo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72d29149afe40608294eee9c497131ef/tumblr_mmunbdJ3sF1qbwmblo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The 1st image is the original scan of a hand drawn illustration, following images are prints. To create the multiple layers i printed the image, and placed the print back into the printer and printed the same image over the top several times. The slight change of the position of the paper in the printer means that the subsequent layers are slightly off from the original creating some great effects….<br/><br/>Ill certainly be playing with this technique again….<br/><br/>There may be a small print run of some of these images… Email me at Perspicere2012@gmail.com to reserve one…</p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50504489522http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50504489522Wed, 15 May 2013 18:02:01 +0100geometrygeometricillustrationprintgraphicartillusion3d<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0f91198d852132efb81ff8f47642a68/tumblr_mmu8vhcQ9U1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More experiments in multi-layering my illustrations…<br/><br/><em>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50490928351http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50490928351Wed, 15 May 2013 12:50:05 +0100geometrygeometricillustrationlayers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72d29149afe40608294eee9c497131ef/tumblr_mmtl179p9B1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Experimenting with a scanner and printer…..</p> <p><em>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50471552993http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50471552993Wed, 15 May 2013 04:15:07 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e1798acf13459cf779e88fb8428a947/tumblr_mmtcrb8t3O1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Illustration work.</p> <p>Playing around with repetition and symmetry.<br/><br/>Pen on 160gsm fine cartridge paper. 210mm x 297mm<br/><br/><br/>For sale inquiries email <em>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50457521226http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50457521226Wed, 15 May 2013 01:16:23 +0100geometrygeometricillustrationsymmetrytriangle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef033609bc14964bf10b7ca52df7c0df/tumblr_mmtco3Jxlv1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Illustration work.</p> <p>Playing around with repetition and symmetry.<br/><br/>Pen on 160gsm fine cartridge paper. 210mm x 297mm<br/><br/><br/>For sale inquiries email <em>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50457374816http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50457374816Wed, 15 May 2013 01:14:27 +0100geometrygeometricillustrationsymmetryrepetitiontriangle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7dd7da54323dd10ee30e9cde1a6ff3f6/tumblr_mmr301erHP1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Created a 3D thread piece on the street last night…. This is the only photo i got as it started raining badly and it was torn down 12 hours later…<br/><br/><em>perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50356328067http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50356328067Mon, 13 May 2013 19:50:25 +0100geometrystringartgeometricillustrationinstallationstreet artgraffiti<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46268d50018f6216f6010f67107f5cbf/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e494e9d71be191edd9ca2527c0ceb711/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9281b2ad4da6d573ba07b6b7a7090b1d/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aea1a674cd568dc126a933e0ac78208a/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9fbe4562c463956db5819cc93bb437e7/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f85861da3972a9d648fc944fc77e32b/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7149c88f33784d8a7c20627ba22b4de/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/21c3742cbfcbcb00d9baf085f3476a77/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/759a21a81c0b93b08177b6fbc0a263ee/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5802feaaf2f375d942074eb99b27e092/tumblr_mmizwflC4A1qbwmblo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Progress shots of my large thread illustration installation at the wonderful <a href="https://www.facebook.com/redgallerylondon" target="_blank">Red Gallery/Market</a>…. I installed this piece live during their 3rd Anniversary event last weekend, I had a great day until the end when a drunk girl decided to play with the thread and rip a huge chunk down, but oh well, suppose thats what i have to prepare for with the materials i choose to use….<br/><br/>For more on the Red Gallery & Market go to - <a href="http://www.redgallerylondon.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.redgallerylondon.com/" target="_blank">http://www.redgallerylondon.com/</a><br/><br/><br/><em>P</em></a><em>erspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50003504337http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/50003504337Thu, 09 May 2013 11:02:39 +0100redgallerymarketlondonstreet artgraffitimusicfestivalillustrationinstallationstring3dgeometrygeometricnailsthreadart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9fbe4562c463956db5819cc93bb437e7/tumblr_mmh6tc7ezo1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My largest thread illustration to date installed at the Red Market, London, during their 3RD Anniversary event last weekend….<br/><br/>Using just thread & nails the installation is 13metres long… More photos to come..<br/><br/></p> <p>Photo Credit - <span>Julian Cheyne…</span></p> <p><span>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</span></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/49925665617http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/49925665617Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:48 +0100threadnailsstringartillustrationinstallationlondonr3dBlack and Whitestreet artgraffiti<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f5019dfb8a06615e0f1b2acbf9cb0dfe/tumblr_ml42s1FCVm1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Share and spread the word!!<br/><br/>Plenty of great memories of Southbank, don’t want to see it be taken over….</p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/47730082972http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/47730082972Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:07:13 +0100southbanklondonskateboardinggraffitibmxmusicart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d58a892e50b1dabf48c90d896c4dcbd9/tumblr_mkc50awPsP1rxgkeho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weareunfamous.tumblr.com/post/46441737691/teamtyson-compozer-at-montysbarlounge" target="_blank">weareunfamous</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>#TeamTyson <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/compoZer_" target="_blank">@compoZer_</a><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> at </span></span><a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/Montysbarlounge" target="_blank">@Montysbarlounge</a><span> </span></p> <p>Subscribe <a href="http://youtube.com/Unfamousseries" target="_blank">youtube.com/Unfamousseries</a></p> <p>Watch the trailer <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNuY2rwVhK8" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNuY2rwVhK8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNuY2rwVhK8</a></a></p> <p>Read the Unfamous Books<br/>Book 1: <a href="http://bit.ly/Ub3Tvs" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/Ub3Tvs" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Ub3Tvs</a></a><br/>Book 2: <a href="http://bit.ly/VfUfIR" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/VfUfIR" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/VfUfIR</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/46907345924http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/46907345924Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:03:01 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d3c53ca7055f7cf15fdb9189b6de3c1/tumblr_mj4650X5cD1s44tuho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great photo…thanks :)</p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/46460832326http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/46460832326Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:52:35 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b8feba7d83620d6d656bb42d4f92cc2/tumblr_mjynfrQWwO1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5161c023787056e66ca0c51d1d772b3c/tumblr_mjynfrQWwO1qbwmblo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce7883e9545c4bb21564845e7f5d1875/tumblr_mjynfrQWwO1qbwmblo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc293740746f8ed2e4c0dfcddafedbc2/tumblr_mjynfrQWwO1qbwmblo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e86ffa46a683cda5d0c431c5cf904a5/tumblr_mjynfrQWwO1qbwmblo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72e143182d2a4a131f441978c014b4c4/tumblr_mjynfrQWwO1qbwmblo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Last summer a shed load of creatives, artists, musicians, and lovely people decended onto the Red Market for the Hackney WICKed Weekend…. Such a great weekend, if you ignore the few hours of poor weather…..<br/><br/>My piece, the one above is still there, but not for much longer as in may ill be returning to create something bigger and more special :)…More details coming soon!<br/><br/>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/45832720106http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/45832720106Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:14:15 +0000graffitistencilthread3dlondonhackney<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d461126d17175058dce8f577f3c5acf/tumblr_mjmop70XGN1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5161c023787056e66ca0c51d1d772b3c/tumblr_mjmop70XGN1qbwmblo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d1a7d47f22038e70bb36facc84554f9b/tumblr_mjmop70XGN1qbwmblo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c2e23bb6226f8d7107430feae4fc038c/tumblr_mjmop70XGN1qbwmblo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/80a8fd4346f6561b6e8da6c021e1b668/tumblr_mjmop70XGN1qbwmblo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The past 12 months have been my most experimental, and I feel i have made more progression with my work in the last year than i have in the previous 10. These images are 5 of my favourate pieces.. Each one started as an experimental idea with little planning on what the final piece would end up like..</p> <p>Im looking forward to the weather getting better to get back outside and do some more thread illustration/installation pieces.</p> <p>Also if anyone knows of any street live painting events or know of any places looking for some work for their walls give me a shout on the below email address with any suggestions or questions<br/><br/><em><strong>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</strong></em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/45314763342http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/45314763342Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:10:00 +0000Threadillustrationinstallationgeometricgeometrysymmetrystringop art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c18ff6d8a14f94893655047f85014ba0/tumblr_mjb6y8IeCE1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Heres another, this time a collaboration with </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattlock90?group_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=609421276&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" target="_blank">Matt Lockwood</a><span>’s partner in crime </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/zoe.mary.75?group_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100002255794004&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" target="_blank">Zoe Mary</a><span>…. More images to come… :)<br/></span></p> <p><em><span>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</span></em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44805287261http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44805287261Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:13:20 +0000illustrationgeometrygeometricdrawinglinearsymmetrysymmetrical<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a53f09b9aa21ab400c2c145e217b394f/tumblr_mjb4wgdzE41qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heres a photo of something i received in the post today…Its part of a series of collaborative illustrations with Aus based illustrator <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattlock90?group_id=0" target="_blank">Matt Lockwood</a>….. we both started a handful of illustration and posted them for the other to finish…. More images to come…</p> <p><em>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44802044697http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44802044697Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:29:04 +0000Illustrationgeomertygeometricdrawinglinearlinessymmetrysymetrical<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a7b3039fb6e488a93b21d44249e1552/tumblr_mjb4t82I861qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Heres a photo of something i received in the post today…Its part of a series of collaborative illustrations with Aus based illustrator </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattlock90?group_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=609421276&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" target="_blank">Matt Lockwood</a><span>….. we both started a handful of illustration and posted them for the other to finish…. More images to come…</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><em><span>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</span></em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44801914523http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44801914523Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:27:08 +0000illustrationgeometrygeometriccollaborationdrawinglinear<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1db8c71c12fead461039b37cc368c50b/tumblr_mj4ws4xA5E1qbwmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo credit - https://www.facebook.com/susan.mackey</p> <p><em>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44536094042http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/44536094042Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:48:04 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f936476c893806f9aab800d0c0ec5af/tumblr_mguwt6Pbu91rqcc0no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mattlockwoodartist.tumblr.com/post/40901026763/second-teaser-of-this-next-addition-to-our-postal" target="_blank">mattlockwoodartist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="userContent">Second teaser of this next addition to our Postal Collaboration (no. 2).  By Stephen Ball and Matt Lockwood. Pen and ink on paper.<br/></span></p> <p>Stephen:<span class="userContent"><a href="http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/</a></a></span></p> </blockquote>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/41123320681http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/41123320681Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:17:53 +0000geometrygeometricillustrationshapesymmetrydrawinglinear<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d474f98bc435dbaf983e3fdf0583a446/tumblr_mgsrvfiPmD1rqcc0no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Heres part 1. of a postal collaboration project between myself & Aus illustrator Matt Lockwood. The works range from perspective drawings, optical illusions, organic structures and loosely packed geometric clusters.</span></p> <p>Check Matt Lockwood’s blog to see the starting images of the project - <a href="http://mattlockwoodartist.tumblr.com/post/38451329535/british-stephen-ball-and-australian-artists" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://mattlockwoodartist.tumblr.com/post/38451329535/british-stephen-ball-and-australian-artists" target="_blank">http://mattlockwoodartist.tumblr.com/post/38451329535/british-stephen-ball-and-australian-artists</a></a></p> <p>More images to come as this project unfolds.</p> <p><em><strong>Perspicere2012@gmail.com</strong></em></p>http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/40832220997http://perspicere2012.tumblr.com/post/40832220997Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:01:45 +0000geometrygeometricillustrationsymmetryillusionclustercollaborationperspectiveoptical illusionorganicstructure