Remi Rough in conversation with Dr. Charley Peters
Remi Rough (b. 1971, London, UK) began making paintings on walls and trains in South London in the 1980s. A respected train writer, Remi has maintained a dynamic presence on the street while developing a prolific profile as a studio painter, recently showing at MOCA (London), Wunderkammen Gallery (Rome), Zimmerling & Jungfleisch (Saarbrucken) and ArtScience Museum (Singapore).
I spoke to the artist about the formal concerns of his work, his relationship with definitions of his practice, and the legacy of abstraction in the ongoing evolution of his paintings.
![remi rough portrait](https://delphiangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-08-at-14.57.43.png)
Installation at Quarry Bay Station, Hong Kong for MTRHK and Swire Properties.
Hong Kong 2018.
![remi rough canvas](https://delphiangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-08-at-14.57.23.png)
The Absolute _ 2017
Graphite, acrylic and spray paint on herringbone linen
120 x 120cm
![remi rough wall painting](https://delphiangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-08-at-14.58.09.png)
Concise
Part of the ‘Art from the streets’ exhibition at the Art Science Museum, Singapore
Singapore 2018.