A person holds open a colourful book featuring a bold, geometric illustration. The artwork uses red, green, yellow and purple to depict a stylised cityscape with blocky buildings.

Illustration: Jack Taylor loves peeping on his neighbours (Not really. But kind of)

Words: Maisie Skidmore
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Date: 1 August 2013; Work
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How about we take your local peeping Tom, and raise you a peeping Jack Taylor? This freshly graduated Kingston student has made a beautiful book called Lost about the close proximity of urban dwellings. Reflecting thoughtfully and with his tongue firmly in his cheek on the window-gazing, neighbour-watching, semi-voyeuristic habits you can fall into without even realising when you live in a small flat in a big city (guilty), Jack’s cheeky risograph prints give a glimpse of what might be going on inside, leaving the viewer to construct their own narratives about what the characters might be up to. We can’t wait to see what Jack has coming up next.

An illustration of a brick building divided into several rooms. In one, a person drinks from a bottle, while another room contains a pile of clothes and shoes. — Above
Jack Taylor: Windows

An illustration of a figure in blue trousers and red shoes, seen from the waist down. They are stepping onto a bright yellow rectangle set against a background of thin yellow brick lines. — Above
Jack Taylor: Windows

An illustration of a red brick building with several white window cut-outs. In one window, a pair of red shoes sticks up into the air. — Above
Jack Taylor: Windows

A collage featuring a yellow rectangle placed over a white square. Three abstract, curved shapes in red and blue are scattered across the white space, all set against a background of blue brick patterns. — Above
Jack Taylor: Windows

A closed book with a colourful geometric cover in red, yellow, green and purple. Stylised letters are scattered across the pattern, including a clear “O”. — Above
Jack Taylor: Lost

An illustration of a city scene across a folded accordion book. Stylised buildings in red, green and yellow house small figures seen through windows. — Above
Jack Taylor: Lost

Two hands hold open a book featuring a bold, geometric illustration in red, yellow, green and purple. The abstract scene depicts a stylised building and a small figure walking along a green path. — Above
Jack Taylor: Lost

A person holds open a book featuring bold, graphic illustrations in yellow, red, purple and green. One page shows a grid of small, framed scenes, while the opposite page depicts a stylised red building. — Above
Jack Taylor: Lost

Two hands hold open a book featuring a bold, colourful illustration. The artwork uses geometric shapes in red, yellow, green and purple to create a stylised city scene. — Above
Jack Taylor: Lost

A closed book with a yellow cover featuring a bold, geometric pattern. The design consists of interlocking red, green and purple shapes across a grid. — Above
Jack Taylor: Lost

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www.jack-taylor.co.uk

About the Author

Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

Illustration: Jack Taylor loves peeping on his neighbours (Not really. But kind of)

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