JONATHAN PARKIN ARTIST

TEN FAGS AND A BOX OF MATCHES

Paintings by Jonathan Parkin

These paintings are about the past, a vivid time in my memory towards the end of the 60s and onset of the 70s. A time at the ‘fag end’ of my dad’s prodigious smoking career, and the beginning of mine.

It was a time when everyone seemed to smoke; a time of nicotine stained taprooms, grotty ashtrays, tepid beer and lock-ins; a time of coupons and catalogues; a time before health warnings and wraparound tumour graphics.

They are a hymn to my father and that distant rose-tinted analogue past; a time long before Brexit, Trump, global warming, the internet and clever phones; a time before the world turned lax and sour.

A time of course that never really existed, or as L.P. Hartley famously wrote: The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

jonparkin58@gmail.com

CONTACT JONATHAN


           

NEWS

I, SĪREN - Long Way From Home Official Video
I, SĪREN - Long Way From Home Official Video. Filmed at MEDIA25STUDIO DIR: TIM NATHAN
John Weston Ceramics
Explore the organic and nature-inspired ceramic art of John Weston. His handcrafted pieces evoke the…
WENSLEY CLARKSON
New web site for Wensley Clarkson. Wensley Clarkson books have been published across the world and…
OLIVER CHERER'S "MOST DAYS" VIDEO PROMO BY MARK FRENCH
From Oliver Cherer's album "Most Days" Video Promo by Mark French.
BOWIE CELEBRATION
Media25Studio is very happy to have colaborated with ROLLING LIVE STUDIOS and KEVIN ARMSTRONG on the…
Inside the final resting place of Tutankhamun's treasures
Inside the final resting place of Tutankhamun's treasures. CNN Travel. We are very happy to have…

NEWS

WENSLEY CLARKSON
New web site for Wensley Clarkson. Wensley Clarkson books have been published across the world and sold more than two million copies. He's also written movie screenplays, TV drama and worked on numerous television documentaries in the UK, US and Spain.
BOWIE CELEBRATION
Media25Studio is very happy to have colaborated with ROLLING LIVE STUDIOS and KEVIN ARMSTRONG on the production of the BOWIE CELEBRATION
Mark Rothko Art Centre.
Maibritt Ulvedal Bjelke
CLARE CLARKSON DEVELOPMENT
Clare Clarkson's website, showcasing her incredible work as a production designer, set designer, and art director.
YouTube production "Ordinary Things"
Ordinary Things explained by a not so ordinary person. Well extraordinary things do happen in real-life as a pro YouTuber visits the studio....