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Architectural Features Architecture is all around us. When visiting somewhere it is good to look up! KEY WORDS

Ian Murphy (1963- current) is a British contemporary artist who is inspired by Architectural features. He Many artists use architectural features to practice their drawing. These

uses cross hatching and water colour to create dynamic artwork. Water colour creates a transparent drawings can then inspire them to create final artworks or designs. Crosshatching
effect and is great to use for drawing practice. Mixing

Blending

Arch

Facade

Mosiac

Relief

Pargeting

“Dwellings, passageways and Doorways are all important functional components of

living, the aesthetic appearance can very much take a back seat to the practicality of "There are no straight lines or sharp
their construction. When I explore these often mundane locations I am aware that I corners in nature. Therefore, buildings

am taking the ordinary and immediately elevating the status to something of the
extraordinary. My paintings have to capture the ‘essence’ of the place; I want you to must have no straight lines or sharp
see the cultural identity and the ‘hidden voice’ of the people who live there - this is corners" Antoni Gaudi

why it is important for me to add layers of symbolic text to the surface.”
Ian Murphy