John Burrell has once again contributed a drawing to Article 25’s 10 x 10 Art Auction to raise funds for the charity’s humanitarian architecture activities. John has regularly contributed to the event for more than a decade and this year’s drawing is titled “Afternoon Sun...The Streets of E17, Paved in Silver”.
Detail from Afternoon Sun...The Streets of E17, Paved in Silver by John Burrell
10×10 London is Article 25’s flagship fundraising event bringing together prominent artists, designers, and architects to create pieces of artwork offering unique reflections on the constantly changing landscape of the city. Originally, a grid of 100 squares was cast over an area of London and assigned to each artist. Today, a theme is given for artists to interpret as they wish. A special fundraising art auction is the outcome and funds are generated in support of Article 25’s work.
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You can’t eliminate leprosy without health clinics, or provide universal education without building schools. Through the creation of buildings that deliver essential services, we place human rights at the centre of our work.
We design and build schools, hospitals, and homes, with local communities, worldwide. We do this so that people have better access to education, healthcare, safer housing, and greater employment opportunities. We support the development of thriving, resilient communities, giving access to safe places to live, learn, work, play, and recover from illness, throughout life.
By designing and delivering better housing, safe school buildings, and effective hospitals and clinics, in often remote areas with challenging contexts, we aim for a more equitable future.
This year’s theme given to artists was reflection.
Consider the Reflecting Pool in The Mall in Washington DC, the Canopus at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, or the mirror writing of Leonardo; the way Venice is shown in its canals or images of London reflected in the Thames. The Velvet Underground’s sang ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’; while William Shakespeare wrote in an early sonnet, ‘Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest’. The symmetry of reflection is so beautifully expressed in Richard Wilson’s 20:50 where a room filled with recycled engine oil reflects the architecture of the space. A body of water may offer a physical reflection awakening an emotional one. So many interpretations to be reflected in this year’s 10x10 art auction.
You can view, and bid on, all of the artworks online here: