Draft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher Tipping
Draft artwork awaiting approval to go into production – we are working with our client team to review / comment and approve in the next few days so we can meet our install schedule.
Draft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher Tipping
At this stage I set all the imagery against a black background – which actually indicates glazing with no printing – just clear glass.
This work will be digitally printed onto optically clear vinyl. The process allows for a layer of colour, followed by a layer of white and finally another layer of colour. The artwork can be read equally from both viewing sides – inside or outside the building. The production level artwork files, sampling and final digital printing and installation is done by my long-time collaborators, Vinyl Graphics Ltd.
Draft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher Tipping
Various degrees of opacity and transparency are designed into the artwork. As a rule this is worked out via single colour files – in this case magenta – which clearly indicate degrees of opacity.
Draft Magenta Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Magenta Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Magenta Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork: Littlemore Mental Health Centre. Artist: Christopher Tipping
Chatham Placemaking Project – Left to Right – Project Artists: Xtina Lamb, Christopher Tipping, Simon Williams, Rob Young
A review of current and recently completed works –
I am an experienced Artist working in Public Realm, Urban Regeneration and Healthcare environments for Local Authorities, NHS Trusts and the Private Sector.
My projects exhibit contrasting variations in scale, budgets and delivery programmes. They illustrate how I can creatively collaborate within and successfully contribute to a variety of multi-disciplinary teams working in diverse locations and communities.
What underpins my approach to every project however, is a passion for contextually driven creative research and site analysis with which to inform, influence or drive a project forward. What actually delivers the project thereafter is an ability and a desire to collaborate from the outset, respectful of and creatively responsive to the contribution of all members of a client group.
I want to be involved in projects which create spaces and places which resonate with the people who will ultimately use them and which enhances their personal enjoyment and experience of it.
Click on the project titles for links to more detailed information.
Chatham Placemaking Project. Draft Magazine page for ‘A Circle of Words in a Military Square’.Chatham Placemaking Project. Draft Magazine page for ‘St John’s Steps & Crossing’. Artist: Christopher Tipping
Southampton Station Quarter North – Frobisher House Forecourt. Image: Wilson Massie. Project Artist: Christopher TippingSouthampton Station Quarter North – Station Forecourt. Image: Wilson Massie. Project Artist: Christopher Tipping
HARRISON PARK, ORCHARD PARK, HULL – Extra Care Housing Scheme – digitally printed glazing vinyl and wall mounted work – Status: Ongoing
Detail: Glazing Vinyl installation Harrison Park, Hall Rd, Hull Extra Care. Artist: Christopher TippingDetail: Glazing Vinyl installation Harrison Park, Hall Rd, Hull Extra Care. Artist: Christopher Tipping
Draft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher Tipping
Interior of the New Macmillan Unit, showing a detail of the main corridor bespoke wall covering as seen through the laminated glazed screens. Project Artist: Christopher TippingInterior detail of the New Macmillan Unit at Tameside Hospital – Project Artist: Christopher Tipping
KINGSBRIDGE LANE, SOUTHAMPTON – Public Realm project currently in development. An extension of the Southampton Station Quarter North Project – Status: Ongoing
This arts in health project was commissioned for Wenric Ward , which provides Low Secure Adult Services – by Tom Cox of Artscapeand the Staff of Wenric Ward.
Information about the history of the earlier Littlemore Hospital in Oxford can be accessed via this link to the Oxfordshire Health Archives and to the accompanying site about County Asylums .
Tom worked alongside Occupational Therapists Helen Keay (Senior OT) and Holly Williams, in collaborating with patients, to undertake a series of workshops centred around drawing and mark making. I was subsequently provided with access to these drawings as inspiration for the artwork, using where possible, drawing motifs, textures and colours which formed part of the outcome from the creative sessions.
The project site is created within the internal circulation space of the Ward, centred around a small external courtyard. Artwork will be digitally printed onto optically clear vinyl and applied to the glazing, which provides views into the courtyard. The artwork has been commissioned to be applied on three sides of the courtyard glazing taking in the Circulation Corridor, Lounge and Multi-Faith Room, animating the space, introducing colour and detail and to visually engage patients and staff.
Draft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher TippingDraft Artwork for Wenric Ward, Littlemore Mental Health Unit, Oxford. Artist: Christopher Tipping
We had our first Art Commission Phase 2 design meeting at the Whiteleaf Centre today to meet staff working in the four Wards, Opal, Sapphire, Ruby and Amber. Tom Cox of Artscapeand myself presented some first draft ideas to staff. We spread out the drawings and some paper models on the meeting room table and asked staff to comment on the work and annotate the drafts for us. This proved a rewarding process – with some of the iconography in the draft designs getting positive approval, whilst others – a definite thumbs down! –
The composite image below shows the Ward Round Rooms, which are found within each Ward Hub. This room is used for Clinical staff meetings and meetings with family and service users. We are proposing to install digitally printed wall coverings to two walls in each room.
Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Christopher Tipping, Project Artist
Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Draft Artworks by Christopher Tipping, Project ArtistWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Draft Artworks and models by Christopher Tipping, Project ArtistWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Draft Artworks by Christopher Tipping, Project ArtistWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Draft Artworks by Christopher Tipping, Project ArtistWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Draft Artworks by Christopher Tipping, Project ArtistWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury Project: digitally printed wall coverings to Ward Round Rooms. Image: Draft Artworks by Christopher Tipping, Project Artist
Yesterday, I travelled up to Aylesbury to discuss the possibility of being commissioned for more work for the Whiteleaf Centre, which is now open and fully operational. This is the first visit I have made since the Centre opened. Really interesting to see it animated & full of people. Tom Cox from Artcare at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust who commissioned all the artists for the project accompanied me around the wards and introduced my to staff who discussed with us the impact of the original artwork installations and the possibility of future collaborations with staff and service users to build upon this. Watch this space !
Within the ward hubs there are some high windows, which really demonstrated the effectiveness of the glazing manifestations in producing variation and change within the spaces depending on the weather.
Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Glazing manifestation by Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Glazing manifestation by Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Glazing manifestation by Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Glazing manifestation by Christopher Tipping.Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Detail of entrance corridor glazing manifestation by Christopher Tipping.Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Detail of glazing manifestation in entrance corridor by Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Detail of glazing manifestation to cafe & waiting area by Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. External view of large meeting room glazing manifestation by Christopher Tipping
We have now agreed on which artworks will be delivered as A1 framed prints for the Trust Offices –
Draft Print 1 – The design was used for the Entrance Corridor glazed screen. It will be paired with Draft Print 2
Draft Print 2 – The design was used for Ward A . It will be paired with Draft Print 1
Draft Print 3 – Each tree design was used for the Large Meeting Room. It will be paired with Draft Print 4Draft Print 4 – Each tree design was used in Ward Hubs B & C. Both trees will be paired with Draft Print 3
Draft – Street Trees 1. Image Christopher TippingDraft artwork for Whiteleaf Centre Glazed Screens. Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Draft artwork for glazed screens. Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Draft artwork for glazed screens Christopher TippingWhiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Draft artwork for glazed screens Christopher Tipping
Nightingale Architects have made available some new images of the project at The Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. This particular image is of the large meeting room in the resource centre. The digitally printed artwork manufactured by Guardian is applied to the glazing screen. When the sun is strong, this creates an additional and fleeting, ephemeral extension of the artwork cast in shadow upon the floor and adjacent walls.
The digitally printed glazing artwork casts shadows on the adjacent walls.
Detail of the Cafe and Waiting area of the resource centre. Image: Nightingale ArchitectsChristopher Tipping, the project artist standing next to a sample wall covering installation on the wards at The Whiteleaf Centre. Image: Tom Cox
Mark Bateman – Capital Development Manager, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Britta MacDonald – Senior Assertive Outreach Worker, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Michelle Harding – Head of Adult Acute Pathway, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Neil Flint – Commercial Services Manager, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Whiteleaf Centre, Kier and Nightingale Associate Architects for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Front Elevation with some glazing artwork visible on the right hand side.Whiteleaf Centre, Main Reception. Some glazing artwork can be seen on the doors and glazing to the external courtyard to the centre of the image.Ward Hub Interior – showing the ward identity artwork. Each of the 4 wards has a colour coded artwork to assist in creating a unique identity for each area.Detail of Ward Hub artworks.The Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury. Front entrance elevation. The small sapling tree on the green roundabout in the foreground is a specimen tree planted to create a focal point. The tree is a Variegated Tulip Tree and was decided upon in collaboration with the project Landscape Architect, Robyn Butcher of Terra Firma Consultancy.
