Spray paint on wall
Commissioned by Ashford Unframed Mural Festival
Curated by The London Mural Company
High Octane is a large-scale mural commissioned for the Ashford Unframed Mural Festival, a public art trail bringing together a curated selection of contemporary artists across the town of Ashford, Kent.
Executed in spray paint directly onto brick, the work extends a graphic language of directional arrows, saturated colour bands and radiant highlights across a cornered urban façade. Horizontal vectors stretch across the wall, wrapping the architecture and activating the junction between two streets. The composition suggests acceleration, momentum and forward propulsion, reinforced by the chromatic intensity of reds, blues, yellows and greens set against a dark ground.
Flat graphic elements generate spatial illusion. Gradients soften into the porous brick surface while sharp-edged forms assert clarity and structure. The arrow motif operates both formally and symbolically, referencing digital interfaces, navigation systems and the visual rhetoric of progress.
Situated within the context of a mural festival, the work engages directly with public space and everyday movement. It transforms an overlooked architectural surface into a site of energy and visibility, contributing to a wider conversation about regeneration, spectacle and the role of contemporary painting beyond the gallery.
