OVADA Associates Feature Artist: Rachel Dixon
Associate Q&As with Rachel Dixon
Introduction
I'm Rachel aka @monkey_on_the_street.
I create street photography, collage and street art. And combinations of all 3.
sea bream - Rachel Dixon
What are you currently working on?
At the moment it seems to be collaging faces - creating characters. And putting my collages out on the street as stickers. I’ve also been spray painting more bananas - I leave these out on the street with my tag. Each batch of bananas has a theme and a colour: Hope, January Blues, Love, Weapons of Peace and Laughter, Bananas not Bombs. It’s always interesting to catch people interacting with them or sending me a message about their reaction
international dada by Rachel Dixon
the ovada slap by Rachel Dixon
Where do you work? Do you have studio space?
On my living room floor or in the garage. And on the street.
What are you hoping to achieve over the next year?
To make more art and maybe get into some more official shows as well as continuing with art on the street and in bus stops again for Oxfordshire Art Week. And I want to do some more street photography over the next few months - it’s been too long.
tiredness can kill take a break (collab with Math Roberts) - Rachel Dixon
Describe the last time you felt inspired
Looking through magazines or watching stories on Instagram. Particularly @anyrobot____ and @ewa_look
How does your OVADA associate membership benefit you?
It has allowed me to meet some great people and hear about their art.
How do you feel the arts benefit society?
Massively. Without art the world would be darker than it is.
You can see more of Rachel’s work at:
Website: https://www.monkeyonthestreet.com/
Instagram: @monkey_on_the_street
fight the patriarchy - Rachel Dixon
