Rich Thorne is a multidisciplinary British artist, living and working in Bristol. Emerging from the UK Graffiti scene under the pseudonym ‘Richt’, the artist works in the realm of design, animation and on the streets. With a ‘feast or famine’ approach to color, Thorne’s aesthetic shifts between monochromatic minimalism and vivid saturation. […]
Rich Thorne is a multidisciplinary British artist, living and working in Bristol. Emerging from the UK Graffiti scene under the pseudonym ‘Richt’, the artist works in the realm of design, animation and on the streets. With a ‘feast or famine’ approach to color, Thorne’s aesthetic shifts between monochromatic minimalism and vivid saturation.
Flowers were used as symbols in protest movements, from Sophie Scholl to the flower-power era of the 1960s. The flower remains one of the most symbolic images to join significant moments of societal transition. In times of war, protest, celebration, life and death. Drawing inspiration from the old world of print media and comic books, this floral facsimile feels more like a digital icon than an organic product of nature.
His work “GOOD GRIEF” is on display in the current exhibition “Talking…& Other Banana Skins“.
