For those with an historical bent, my own ancestry can be traced back to a long line of downtrodden peasants, hawkers, bare knuckle boxers, convicts, rag and bone men and all-round riff-raff - the heroic sort that has always scratched a dodgy living on the outside edge of society.
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The French artists Sylvette David, aka Lydia Corbett, was Picasso's model in the 1950's and has written a foreword to Constructions, the book about the driftwood work and collages of found objects by Bob Osborne.
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Among Bob Osborne`s early works between 1998 and 2001 were constructions made from broken slot machines,junk and fairground images. Read the full article >>
Osborne’s love of literature and, by extension, books as concrete objects came about because-rather than in spite-of his ancestor’s lack of formal education. Read the full article >>
postcard collages.
by Bob Osborne on Sunday 19 February 2012 in Essay
Like stamps or coins, postcards became collectable objects replete with nostalgia, their current-day obsolescence
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spray can paintings
by Peter Davies on Sunday 05 September 2010 in Essay
Meeting the london based Abstract painter Denis Bowen in 2000 was a revelation for Osborne
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Falling between many art historical stools Osborne`s wall bound objects constructed from sardine cans, filled with toy soldiers,post war paraphenalia or erotic photographs stand up as original.unusual and sparklingly appealing art works. Read the full article >>