John Turier 'Street Cricket Boots' Printmaking where Klein grew up

where Klein grew up

30 November 2002 - 9 February 2003

the artist distills a disembodied lobster claw

the painting’s monumental scale renders the brooding figure unavoidable

This wasp is patterned with stripes and squares

John Turier 'Street Cricket Boots' Printmaking where Klein grew upIn Street Cricket Boots, Newcastle based artist John Turier playfully reimagines a worn out relic of suburban sport. Through his characteristically tactile assemblage approach and weathered, muted palette, he transforms humble materialsdiscarded cardboard, staples, and found fragmentsinto a vivid, nostalgic presence laced with quiet irony. The title knowingly evokes the gritty, unpolished arena of backyard cricket, drawing a line between the