Art in the public sphere is generally met with mixed reactions, it can be a piece of public art, which has been chosen by a committee, or a mosaic of graffiti created on the spot by a guerilla artist. However this art came to be in the public sphere it has the ability to catch someone off guard and make that person take a rare pause of the day to admire that work of art. Papergirl works with the same concept but almost in reverse.
Papergirl brings the artful pause to you during that busy summer day. It could be a watercolour painting, a charcoal sketch or a free verse poem either way it will make you stop and admire the gift of art that you have just received from the friendly Papergirl stranger on a bike. Hopefully you’ll be able to pause and admire that piece of art. You’ll take it home and hang it on the wall and get surges of inspiration which will lead you to create a magnificent piece of art that you submit to Papergirl to be gifted to another stranger on another summer day.
- Navneet Nagra
photo credit: Navneet Nagra