I am being very picky about the albums chosen here, this is an ongoing series of Electric Paintings, interpretations, pieces painted during the time it takes to listen to a very electric album just once. I’m rather enjoying the challenge on this series so far. The series started as a reaction to the “Electric” theme of the May 2022 Art Car Boot Fair. Hopefully, 13 were painted ahead of the fair, and there why stop there?
“Electric” was the theme of the fair this time and to me electric says kranked up guitars, the smell of over heating amps and loud loud rock music. Electric music isn’t polite, it isn’t quiet. Electric music is raw, visceral, music is emotional, something you can taste, that electricity in the air. The process involved throwing on a very electric album, turning it way up and while it plays (just once) painting the cover of that album on a fresh blank canvas, the paintings will take no longer than one play of the album, the painting had to be fast, alive, reactionary, instant, flawed, the paintings need to be as raw as the music. Album covers interpreted and concluded during the time it takes to listen to that album just once.
And then as I get further in, does it always have to be kranked up? Aren’t New Order rather electric? Or Kraftwerk, what about Bob Dylan’s first electric recordings?
The first 13 in the series were painted for the Electric edition of the Art Car Boot Fair that happened in late May 2022, there is a limited edition print release of each of the 13. Further prints are available via the link you just passed. The series will go on now and again when the right album demands the right attention, prints will be released…
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“If You Want Blood…” – Acrylic on canvas, 15cm x 15cm x 1cm (April 2022) sold“Kiss Alive” (April 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 15cm x 15cm x 1cm – sold“Kick Out The Jams” (April 2022) – :15cm x 15cm x 1cm – sold“Circle Jerks” (April 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 15cm x 15cm x 1cmWhat Is This?” (April 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 15cm x 15cm x 1cm – sold“Judas – Electric Painting Number 6” (Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm – sold“Double Dare” (April 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm – sold“Electric Painting no. 8 In On The Kill Taker” (April 2022) Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x, 1cm – sold“Get In Line” (April 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm – sold“Electric Painting number 10 – Why” – (April 2022) Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x, 1cm – sold“Damnations – Electric Painting 11” – (May 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)“Cut – Electric Paint 12 – (May 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm – sold“In The Court – Electric Painting 13” (May 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm – sold“Bricks Are Heavy – Electric Painting Number 14” ( May 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“Revenge, Destroy All Painting, Liars – Electric Painting no.15” – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“Wit Fahren – Electric Painting No16” ( June 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)“Take Me on a Roller Coaster – Electric Painting no.17” (16th June 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold) “Yes? – Electric Painting No.18” – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold) “Generic Flipper – Electric Painting No. 19” – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“Primal Screaming – Electric Painting No.20” (July 2022) Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)“The Wedding Present – Electric Painting No.21” (July 2022) Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)“Sticky Fingers – Electric Painting No22” (July 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)“Never Mind The Pigeon Seed – Electric Painting No23” (August 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold) “Never Say Die – Electric Painting No. 24” (August 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm “In Praise of Learning – Electric Painting No. 25” (August 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“See Nothing – Electric Painting No. 26” (August 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)“Pink Flag – Electric Painting No. 27” (August 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“666 – Electric Painting No. 28” (August 2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold) “A Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch – Electric Painting No.29” Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“Red Machine – Electric Painting No. 30” – Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm“Another Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch – Electric Painting No.31” Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold) “Ola – Electric Painting No.32” Acrylic on canvas, 20cm x 20cm x 1cm (sold)Soul Time – Electric Painting No. 33 (May 2023) Acrylic on canvas, 20x20x1cmA Little Man – Electric Painting No. 34 (May 2023) – Acrylic on canvas, 20x20x1cm (sold)Neat Neat Neat – Electric Painting No.35 (May 2023) – Acrylic on canvas, 20x20x1cm (sold) “Heathen Earth – Electric Painting No.36” (May 2023) – Acrylic on canvas, 20x20x1cm
Sean Worrall 