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Mark Titchner

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Gender Male
Age 51
Born Luton
United Kingdom
Periods Contemporary art
BooksWhy and why Not: (vibrations, Schizzes and Knots)
Date of birth January 1,1973
NationalityBritish
Nominations Turner Prize
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Mark Titchner is an English artist, and 2006 nominee for the Turner Prize. He lives and works in London. Focusing on an exploration of words and language, in recent years much of his production has been based in the public realm both in the UK and internationally.

Coronavirus: The posters are spreading kindness in London

Feb 16,2020 9:15 am

Promotional poster campaign to boost the morale of London in lockdown

the UK is currently under lockdown and as a result, the streets are eerily empty.

But in the last few days, through the alleys and streets in the Wake of the heart-warming greetings in a poster campaign.

"art. we Look at each other" emblazoned over 560 advertising posters in vibrant colors.

Originally for London, the "community goodness" campaign has now facilitate dissemination outside of the capital, fears of the Corona-Virus-pandemic.

"I was amazed at the boldness, it made me feel warm, and The Message is bang On Point ," said Jim, after a poster in Hackney Wick .

Flora was on the way to the shops, if you went past a Billboard.

"I saw it very early in The Morning on a particularly gray stretch of road in the East of London, and the colors that caught my attention.

" I thought it was a timely and valuable sentiment, and particularly attractive, since there is no obvious branding. "

Khaly Nguyen , Jack art, The Agency that created and funded The Campaign , said: "We wanted to Do Something to help the community and maintain high spirits. "

Actor Russell Tovey received thousands of "likes", after he uploaded a picture of himself standing in front of a poster

spotlight is A new series of posters, "your place or mine?" artists and keep the London inspired, while self-isolation At Home , is now also available for advertising boards.

The First is from Mark Titchner , a Turner Prize nominee, based in London, whose work is often on billboards and other public spaces throughout The City .

Originally, his "PLEASE BELIEVE" - Poster designed in the year 2012, then again during the 2016 referendum, if it took on a whole different Meaning .

The moral strengthening of posters around London are part of an advertising Agency to spread The Campaign a sense of community

Inspirational prints are not new. According to The Imperial war Museum, as Britain prepared for the second World War , the country has a similar approach.

part of a series of three posters, including "your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution; will Bring Us victory" and "freedom is in peril; Defend it with all your strength", The Words "Keep Calm And Carry On", was produced by The British government to increase the morale of The British public, threatened with mass air attacks on major cities.

Although the design, with Lord Kitchener , was rolled out to various distribution centers, it was never really shown, but The Other two were.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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