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In this series Phill turns his colourful figurative style towards one of his life-long interests and a focus of daily activities, cycling.
Having the right gear is an important part of cycling. The frame of the bike and the choice of components have a huge impact on performance.
This drawing represents a point at which a visual language developed throughout Phill's work approaches issues of self-portraiture.
In this composition, the cyclist is taken from a photo of an Australian who raced in the Tour de France on numerous occasions.
The purpose of this composition was to explore the challenge of finding ways of communicating the excitement and emotion associated with international competitions in purely visual terms.
In this final piece in the series Phill reflects on the fact that cycling is associated with sport and a healthy outdoor activity it, but ironically, the Tour de France has been marred by associations with performance enhancing drugs.
