The Alley is an imagined space somewhere between Hogarth's “Beer Street” and “Gin Lane”. It is idyllic and free of the prejudices that the original illustrations carried with them. The subjects are all in their skeletal forms to blur the class and socio-economic divide that once separated beer drinkers and gin drinkers according to Hogarth - sadly, this division finds in place in the 21st century as well, in its own ways.
Here at The Alley, they all co-exist and indulge without any stereotypes. They are free, unjudged and undivided. On a deeper level, The Alley is at the edge of the street and the corner of the lane where everyone is past their mortality no matter what you drink. The Alley is for everyone.
Priyesh Trivedi is a self-trained visual artist from Bombay, India.
His practice largely revolves around nostalgia and subversion
with ironical commentaries at popular culture and archival imagery. He is also the creator of ‘Adarsh Balak’, a series of illustrations and comics parodying and critiquing the educational posters that were prevalent in Indian schools in the 80’s and 90’s. The series, since it’s inception in 2014 has amassed a cult following on social media.
Priyesh presently lives and works out of Goa, India.
His practice largely revolves around nostalgia and subversion
with ironical commentaries at popular culture and archival imagery. He is also the creator of ‘Adarsh Balak’, a series of illustrations and comics parodying and critiquing the educational posters that were prevalent in Indian schools in the 80’s and 90’s. The series, since it’s inception in 2014 has amassed a cult following on social media.
Priyesh presently lives and works out of Goa, India.
PRINT SPECS:
Size / A2
Size / A2
Printed by / Epson Printer with archival inks on Compu Colour Ivory Matte Paper