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A multi-coloured stencil and screenprint of the art deco style Portobello open air swimming pool in Edinburgh, which closed in 1985. Portobello's iconic open air pool, created with spraypaint and screenprint. Plans for an open air pool had previously been mooted by Edinburgh Town Council in 1928. The objections on the grounds of cost were silenced when it became clear that hot water could be provided for the pool by the coal-fired Portobello Power Station nearby. It was claimed that the water would be maintained at an average temperature of 68 °F (20 °C). As well as being popular with swimmers and bathers, it was also regarded as one of the places to be seen, posing on the terrace. Sean Connery was a lifeguard there in the 1950s. By the late 1970s the pool's popularity was on the slide. The advent of cheap package holidays abroad played a pivotal role in its decline and its fortunes worsened in 1978 with the closure of Portobello power station. What little heat the water had harvested before had now disappeared altogether. The 1979 season turned out to be the last and demolition was approved in 1988.Swimming Pool Portobello
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1294-77111
Artist: Dylan Bell
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- Size: 29 x 61 x 0 cm (11.4 x 24 x 0 inches)
- The portrait format pieces measure 295mm x 610mm come in a small edition
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About the artwork
A multi-coloured stencil and screenprint of the art deco style Portobello open air swimming pool in Edinburgh, which closed in 1985. Portobello's iconic open air pool, created with spraypaint and screenprint. Plans for an open air pool had previously been mooted by Edinburgh Town Council in 1928. The objections on the grounds of cost were silenced when it became clear that hot water could be provided for the pool by the coal-fired Portobello Power Station nearby. It was claimed that the water would be maintained at an average temperature of 68 °F (20 °C). As well as being popular with swimmers and bathers, it was also regarded as one of the places to be seen, posing on the terrace. Sean Connery was a lifeguard there in the 1950s. By the late 1970s the pool's popularity was on the slide. The advent of cheap package holidays abroad played a pivotal role in its decline and its fortunes worsened in 1978 with the closure of Portobello power station. What little heat the water had harvested before had now disappeared altogether. The 1979 season turned out to be the last and demolition was approved in 1988.Buy with 0% Finance
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Spray-paint, stencils and screenprints offer an endless range of possibilities in finish and application, for the collectable numbered editions on paper that Dylan produces, the one-off pieces on aluminium panel and wood, and the paste-up street art. The steps involved in planning and executing these pieces, on both the layered stencils, screen-prints, and original paintings, have been exciting to watch and Dylan is looking forward to developing ideas further through larger format works and exhibitions. The ever-expanding range of unique pieces are produced in small batch multiples and are individually titled, embossed, editioned and signed. “I’ve been using spray-paint to explore a range of processes and finishes since my first past... (see more)
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