Urban Art Association

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Sorry for the delay in updates guys.

Here's a direct extract from an email i received from penny. Outlining a couple of his initial ideas


I had a couple of loose ideas that could maybe interest the group and give them something to add to and hopefully develop together, just thinking out load really:

1 - "Royal Interference" - on a Sterling banknote.
A TV screen positioned over the Queen's face. A TV ariel next to it being moved somehow to try and get better signal. On the screen the image is scrolling like it does when the signal is bad: This could be made by cutting strips from various different faces on other banknotes as well as sterling notes and mixing them together to give the effect of strobing/scrolling - would look pretty good! How is the ariel being manipulated? Is there a hand reaching in, who's hand is it, rich, poor, powerful? Are there protesters hanging from the ariel, bending it, trying to destroy it? Is it a just a man with quite large ears *cough* sitting with the TV on his lap and the ariel in his right hand, reaching out trying to get better signal? Could the piece come with a small model ariel that sits on top of the fame?? ...

2 - "Hole in the Wall" - on a Sterling banknote.
A line of riot police with shields stretching the full width of the note. One of the police is missing where the queens face is and she's peeping through from the other side. The shields could be painted in translucent paint to reveal a different banknote underneath, maybe a lower denomination? Another currency? Something else? .... Where's the missing policeman, is he sill in the image in someway, sat with his head in his hands crying? Bending over mooning? Is he now a small child standing in a baggy police uniform holding a water pistol? Has he fallen on his back and now only showing the soles of his boots? Has the policeman walked into the distance, turned around and is now urinating towards the queen? ...

Please keep all the ideas coming. There aren't any limits in terms of design, colours, bank notes. And we'll work with penny to produce something awesome.

The more ideas we have, the better the final project will be

Love these too and thank you Londonfx for all that....!

I like the Policeman in riot gear idea, then again I'm just on the reserve list! So don't ask me!

Love the police line up I can see how that will work and given all that's happening in the world today, the heavy handed police response to everything, it works very well. Not sure how the Royal interference will work, I can't get that into my head.
Thank you for doing this, great thoughts and ideas.

 liking this Idea as well!  Also wanted to ask what happens to the PP and AP'S does Penny keep those?  Or do we sell them and donate the proceeds to Charity?  I'm pumped for this!  My first commission so I'm thrilled at the Royal Interference Idea!

I agree with Peted ,Boris Johnsons attempt to be the next PM by undermining the present would be more appealing.

I like both these ideas but definitely prefer the first one

I like the ideas, but for me, both of the above concepts sound like a bit of regurgitation on Penny's previous work, as I always like to see something new from Jim.

How about some David Bowie on banknotes?....and for a nice surprise twist just lets see what Penny creates.

Whatever the final decision, queenie, cops or Mr B, I'm still in!

How about based on the Great Train Robbery, but the train is a graffed up New York style. They could be stealing stealing a piece artwork which is part of the train and also the money too?

I've had some messages about an animal / safari theme. Or along penny's previous line of females. A pin up girl. Any thoughts or other suggestions?

You can suggest anything you want. It's a democracy!!

How about something to support feminism?

How about a robot.....meaning is slave.

Good luck some hard to find pieces, shame you weren't looking a couple of months ago I sold 5 of the ones you are looking for just before Christmas.