In this video Saatchi-shortlisted painter, sculptor, photographer, writer and lyricist Geoff Francis discusses his multi-faceted career.
Geoff Francis is a Saatchi-shortlisted artist, award-winning photographer, writer and lyricist. His work is often inspired by ethical issues, such as his ‘Social Conscience’ series of paintings and cards, the art installation ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction – Changing the Picture’, the single ‘Wot, No Meat’, and the controversial books ‘Babylon Farm’, ‘OR IS IT? A Tale from Another World’, ‘Celebrity Vegetarian Cookbook’, and ‘Quotations on Food Animals’. His young adults’ novel ‘Spirit of the Game’ won endorsement by the UN Department for Sport and Peace for the way it addressed racism.
In this interview, Geoff Francis discusses the motivation behind his work, and what binds the different strands of his career together.
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