Next Door

Eating dinner one evening I looked at the empty take away pizza box and came up with the idea to create a 3D chalet artwork. The first attempt used that actual used pizza box and served as the sketch to inspire other pizza box pieces. This is one of those subsequent pieces.

The render is created using sand from Hayle beach, the paint made to feel weathered from the elements. The window was created from carefully cut foam board. Inside is a painting of the interior depicting a plant by a window, looking out over to the beach and sea. I really like how the shadows created inside the pizza box are real. From certain angles you cannot see the view through the chalet and from other angles you can, replicating the effect of walking by catching a glimpse of the sea through a chalet.

I remember this was one of the first of the pizza box chalets to be created. As the others were also developing and I was learning more about how to make these, this one went through some renovations to update the window and interior design!

There is something a little ‘nosey’ about these works, like you are peering into a building you shouldn’t, observing the view someone else has.

This painting was exhibited at the Penwith Gallery in St Ives, Cornwall as part of my solo show ‘Chaletscape’ exhibition in 2023

Framed in a white presentation frame, anti reflective art glass, ready to hang.