Introducing

Let me introduce you to Joshua or Gent as he is prefers to be known when contemplating his work. He is a good citizen of the borough of Digbeth in the magical, uplifting city of Birmingham. Digbeth is a fascinating place, located within a stones throw of the shiny retail palaces of the Bull Ring and yet it could be a million miles away, standing within its confines; the oldest pub in Birmingham (The Old Crown, 1368), the regenerating Custard Factory, once the home of Birds and now a home to arts and media projects, the Old Wharf, a metal venue of distinction, Pauline’s Café that will do you an excellent Full English for £3.95, Victorian railway arches and old factories, some still employed in traditional heavy industries but others being adapted to more underground and inspirational pursuits.
Gent and his friends are the most visible manifestation of this vibrancy and much to his amusement even the local police seem to approve of his work. Here are a few of his latest pieces, some still not quite dry at the time the photos were taken. You can see that these works are mainly monotone as he likes how he can achieve shadowing effects. There are many other fine and much more colourful pieces and I will put some of these up at a later date.