Concrete Jungle II Screen Print

250 x 700 mm

Edition of 30

300gsm Bockingford lightly textured fine art paper

Designed, hand printed and signed by Melissa North

Sold unframed and shipped in a sturdy postal tube

The ‘Concrete Jungle’ screen print series was inspired by lockdown walks spent finding beauty in the endless layers of concrete architecture around South London. Patterns created by windows, staircases and walkways create rhythm throughout the pieces, emulating the sprawling urban structures that rise above the skyline and criss-cross their way through the city. Illustrations of flora and fauna weave among the cityscape in an imagined world where the tower blocks are their canopy.

The featured buildings can be found in and around Stockwell, Oval and Brixton in South London. ‘Concrete Jungle III’  features illustrations of a bird of paradise and hummingbird that flit between collaged elements of buildings found on the Mursell estate in Stockwell.

Each piece was hand screen printed by Melissa North in her Brixton studio. Printed onto luxurious Bockingford fine art paper, the artworks are all signed and numbered by the artist. All photos and illustrations used throughout the series are the artist’s own.