Foxes and Cherries, Lucy Casson 2010
You must have marvelled by now at the extremely different look our second edition notes are donning… And indeed each note is a unique combination of local iconic images and design elements, and of course new faces. But who is the inspiration behind such cool new looks?
In this blog we shall focus on the B£20 note, or ‘the Szabo’.
Featuring WWII secret agent Violette Szabo on the front, the back of this note is just as eye catching, with two sleek foxes meandering in their foxy pursuits. The inspiration came from the very quirky sculpture that dominates the skyline along Electric Avenue.
Indeed as you cast your eyes upon the roof of the building on the corner between Electric Avenue and Electric Lane, you’ll be forgiven for emitting a very pleasantly surprised ‘ooh!’
‘Foxes and Cherries’ was created by Lucy Casson in 2010, for Electric Avenue in Brixton. Constructed from reclaimed metals, they sit high on a building looking down on to Brixton’s fruit and vegetable market. ‘I see foxes as another layer of life in London, scavenging in the night’, Casson tells.
Lucy Casson is a prolific artist whose work spans a range of scale and materials. Some recent public art work includes: Bronze/granite seating Leeds City centre, Climbing Animals at Moorfields children’s Eye Hospital London, sculptures for Sustrans cycle way Thames Oxon.
She has exhibited at numerous galleries, including:
- Rebecca Hossack gallery London, 2010
- Velvet Da Vinci group show San Francisco USA, 2005
- ‘Smile’ at Ruthin touring site in North Wales
You can find out more about Lucy’s work here, and also read a review here.
The Brixton Pound are proud to feature Lucy Cassons’ Foxes on our new B£20 – such eye catching local feature is hard to go unnoticed! So next time you’re out shopping, do take a look at those Foxes and Cherries, they are for us all to enjoy.
foxes and cherries Lucy Casson 2010
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The B£ new Pay by Text service has been running for two months now. Lots of you have joined the scheme and started using it within participating businesses. We currently have about 50 of them on board.
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