Murder in Soho. Acrylic pop art painting
A double image is split horizontally by stylised Ticker-Tape saying Murder, rather than representing the Scenes of Crime tape used to exclude people at murder scenes of today.
This provides separate sections where two scenes are depicted. The upper is a woman in red about to run out of the frame whilst looking over her shoulder.
Tilt A Warning For Pinball And Fruit Machines
The word ‘Tilt’ is suspended in geometric shapes and is a reference to the slot machines (pinball/fruit machines) commonly found at amusement arcades and tourist attractions in Soho, London.
The bottom section of the painting depicts a man in a light-coloured suit and a Fedora Hat. A Fedora Hat is a signature feature found in a number of Doug’s paintings.
The pattern that plays across his shoulder is representative of the shadows and coloured lights often cast in such amusement arcades.
*Artist Doug Kemp with Murder in Soho Painting
When directly asked which of the characters is the murderer in this painting?
Doug states neither and went on to say that there were quite a lot of murders in Soho in the 50s and 60s and when one occurred, people would either be running to or from the scene of the crime…
Doug often paints people running in different directions and says this is also so in real life.
Murder In Soho Painting Artist Video Interview
Doug Kemp and his son Luke, discuss Murder In Soho painting.
