Chatham

Artwork details

Artist

Billy Childish

Title

Chatham

Description

Chatham

By Billy Childish

Billy Childish is a British artist, musician, and writer known for his prolific output across painting, poetry, and punk music. His raw, expressionist works are deeply personal, often drawing on themes of working-class life, trauma, and introspection, and reflect his anti-establishment ethos and DIY spirit.

2022

Crayon on paper

5 4/5 × 8 3/10 in | 14.8 × 21 cm

Unique work

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Billy Childish's Chatham uses blue crayon to combine handwritten place-name lettering, arrows and a compass-like diagram. The loose, uneven marks give the drawing the immediacy of a personal note or improvised map. Open areas of paper allow each sign and directional line to stand out, making the act of drawing and the suggestion of a journey central to the image.

All works are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dovehouse Contemporary.

Date

2022

Medium

Crayon

Signature

Unsigned

Sheet

14.8 × 21 cm

Status

Available

Price

Price on request