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BOOK LAUNCH Frank Laws: Isolation Views
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Talks & Engagement
A watercolour of four pot plants sittingagainst a London window, looking over buildings and a blue sky

These paintings were made between 26th March and 13th August 2020, as most of the world was in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Isolation Views is the result of a simple collaborative process. People around the world, experiencing versions of lockdown and isolation, sent photos of their views in response to a post on social media:

“To keep busy and help some cash flow, send me a photo from your window / of your building / your favourite building and I’ll paint an A5 watercolour…”

One hundred paintings, of one hundred different views, each taking a day to paint.
Frank Laws (b.1982, Norwich) is a painter based in London. He has presented work at the V&A, British Library, Somerset House and The Heritage & Arts Centre Bow. Recent & notable commissions include artwork for Jeshi’s debut album Universal Credit, paintings for Louis Vuitton’s LV 200 project, The Specials Vote for Me music video and backdrops for Virgil Abloh’s first collection at Louis Vuitton.
 
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A watercolour of a balcony view facing other apartment buildings in a square. It contrasts in the foreground of a puddled sunset horizon.
'Isolation Views' opened to two pages. On the left side, a view of a bay window from inside a dimly-lit room. Through the silhouette of half-closed shutters are mottled leaves of a nearby tree. On the right page, a housing block and its columns of windows stand opposite. The sky above is washed with dark swirling pigment.