Swoon 1

Swoon 1
Originally uploaded by Peter Rea 13

A message on Twitter from @CAProjects, asking for our favourite female design/illustration icons, reminded me of Swoon. A couple of her full sized ink portraits on paper, that she pasted onto brick walls in Manchester back streets, have now both been removed.This was on Thomas Street in The Northern Quarter, during an Urban Artwork exhibition at The Urbis. It was taken down a year later as part of building restorations. Her drawings normally contain a figure with structures and scenes blended into their outline. She carefully chooses the location in which to display, using the walls detail to complete the composition.