S Mark Gubb: Good Sailing

Date
9 November 2011

It’s one heck of a commission – a large, interesting outdoor wall space at a newly-opened gallery, and fortunately S Mark Gubb has risen to the challenge at Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery with this eye-catching mural. The unusual colour scheme and use of geometric trickery is derived from dazzle camouflage, designed by the British in World War One in a bid to protect their warships, while the quotation is the last words of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Channelling the gallery’s dockside location, Liverpool’s maritime history and the way art can smuggle ideas into mainstream society, it’s going to be a hard act to follow.

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Rob Alderson

Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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