Phil Sutters' photos with the keyword: Art on the Cart

A collage of photos which have appeared singly previously. Art on the Cart was an initiative by Southwark Council's Arts Team, to transport artworks into every corner of the borough.

Art on the Cart was an initiative of the Southwark Council Arts Team to make art reach into every corner of the borough. Eight refuse trucks, dustcarts, in UK parlance, had vinyl cladding whose designs were based on artworks with a connection to the Borough of Southwark. The Southwark Council website used to say the following about the artwork on this truck - Peter Schmidt, 1913 to 1980, emigrated to Britain from Germany in 1938. He attended Goldsmiths College and Slade School of Fine Art before teaching at Watford School of Art between 1953 and 1957. Schmidt practiced in many media, notably print, electronic improvisation and film. The image shown on the cart is a serigraph, high quality open edition silkscreen print, that was printed by Editions Alecto. " This cart had not been uploaded previously as the two original photographs were a bit fuzzy. As I am better at sharpening than I was when I compiled my Public art in Southwark album, I have now made them reasonably clear - helped by the bold design! I have also found a copy I made of the Southwark Council webpages that gave details of the project and the artists. So I have information about the other two artworks used in the project - should anyone wish to know! The webpages have long since vanished from Southwark's website. The earliest photo I have of one of these trucks is April 2006 - so I think that was the year the project started. To see all six click on the Art on the Cart keyword.

Art on the Cart was an initiative of the Southwark Council Arts Team to make art reach into every corner of the borough. Eight refuse trucks, dustcarts, in UK parlance, had vinyl cladding whose designs were based on artworks with a connection to the Borough of Southwark. In this case cloth from a Pacific island community, if my memory serves me right. One slight problem occurred in that dustcarts usually work the same routes for long periods, so one tended to get the same image driving onto your estate or up your road. It would have been good if they could have rotated the various artworks around the borough. There are another five in this album. The Southwark Council website used to say the following about the artwork: "The painted mat was collected in 1796 by Captain James Wilson, a Walworth resident, who sailed on the first missionary trip to Tahiti, Tonga, the Austral Islands and the Marquesas in the South Pacific. Tapa cloth is produced in distinctive styles for both functional and ceremonial purposes throughout the islands of the South Pacific. It has symbolic meaning and an important cultural role, used at weddings, funerals and royal events. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree. As it is beaten with a wooden tool it becomes thinner and increases in size. Pieces are pasted together to form sheets and the surface is then decorated. The decoration often features geometricized plants and fish and coats of arms. Special designs are made to commemorate important events and it is sometimes worn to signify rank. The image on the cart is of a tapa cloth that is thought to come from the Austral Islands. It is painted on the top surface with either plant extracts or mineral pigments. " 23.9.2013 - I saw one today - I can't remember which one - but some are still around!

Art on the Cart was an initiative of the Southwark Council Arts Team to make art reach into every corner of the borough. Eight refuse trucks, dustcarts, in UK parlance, had vinyl cladding whose designs were based on artworks with a connection to the Borough of Southwark. The Southwark Council website used to say the following about the artwork: "Bill Woodrow trained at Winchester School of Art, St. Martins College of Art and Chelsea College of Art. He is an internationally recognised sculptor and artist and lives and works in SE5. He is a regular exhibitor at the South London Gallery. In 1994 Woodrow produced a series of black and white linocuts that are based on chapters of Primo Levi's acclaimed book The Periodic Table. Primo Levi, 1919 to 87, trained as a chemist in the 1930s and, when imprisoned in Auschwitz during the war, was saved from death by being put to work in the camp’s laboratory. Around each element Levi weaves a tale that is both autobiographical and fictional. In Woodrow’s work each black and white linocut print identifies the element with its chemical name. The images on the cart are of the Tin, Arsenic, Sulphur and Nickel linocuts".

Art on the Cart was an initiative of the Southwark Council Arts Team to make art reach into every corner of the borough. Eight refuse trucks, dustcarts, in UK parlance, had vinyl cladding whose designs were based on artworks with a connection to the Borough of Southwark. The Southwark Council website used to say the following about the artwork: "Lisa Katzenstein trained in ceramics at the Central School of Art in the late 70s, then at the royal College of Art in the early 80s. She worked in the ceramics department at the Camberwell College of Art for many years. Katzenstein was instrumental in setting up Studio 8 at Vanguard Court in the mid 80s and has since returned to Southwark where she has worked for almost five years. Katzenstein shows her work widely around the country and is on the Crafts Council selected list. The images shown on the cart are photographs of images that often feature on the artist’s majolica decorated ceramic work. "

Art on the Cart was an initiative of the Southwark Council Arts Team to make art reach into every corner of the borough. Eight refuse trucks, dustcarts, in UK parlance, had vinyl cladding whose designs were based on artworks with a connection to the Borough of Southwark. The Southwark Council website used to say the following about the artwork: "Gabriela Szulman was born in Argentina and now works in London as a ceramist and printmaker. She studied ceramics at the Camberwell College of Arts and had a studio in Iliffe Yard, Walworth in the early 90s. Szulman has lived in Camberwell for over five years and as well as co organising the London Art and Design Show she is studying for a Masters in printmaking. The image on the cart is from her current range of prints."

Art on the Cart was an initiative of the Southwark Council Arts Team to make art reach into every corner of the borough. Eight refuse trucks, dustcarts, in UK parlance, had vinyl cladding whose designs were based on artworks with a connection to the Borough of Southwark. The Southwark Council website used to say the following about the artwork: "Peter Snow attended Goldsmiths College and Slade School of Fine Art before teaching at Slade. He has also been a journalist for South London Press. A painter and stage designer, he has also made prints in various media, as well as a series of drawings and abstract works. Snow’s most productive period was in the 1970s and 1980s and over the years he has exhibited widely in London. Until recently he lived in Kennington. The image on the cart is a painting called Argon, which is oil on panel and was completed around 1970. "