The Flags of Boscombe

Ian Wornast

We are commissioning Ian Wornast, an artist from ActionSpace to create new semi-abstract flags in response to Boscombe and its architecture. Ian has been mapping Boscombe’s history and the built environment around us through colourful mark making documenting iconic buildings in Boscombe. Watch out for Ian’s vibrant flags that will fill the streets in April.

Artist bio:
Ian Wornast’s art practice is inspired by place and a developed sense of design. Ian has a passion for transport and the built environment around us. He is particularly inspired by London transport, its history and developments. He notices and researches changes to structures around the city and creates graphic yet personal geographic mappings in response. Iconic buildings and local landmarks get translated into Ian’s distinctive style, which uses bright colour and intricate references. He has produced work in response to areas around London and further afield including Glasgow. In 2022 he was commissioned by Art on the Underground for a poster work for Nine Elms station to respond to its dramatically evolving landscape. Ian’s work has a strong and unique visual identity – recognisable instantly by his use of line and pattern. He is prolific in his experimentation. Like urban developments, in his art he likes “things to be moving forward, not going back, to keep progressing”. His artworks encourage you to look closer and also out at the world around you.

Ian Wornast. Images ©️ courtesy of the artist and ActionSpace.

Boscombe Summer flags is an ongoing BEAF placemaking project to enliven Boscombe high-street, first commissioned in 2021 and funded by Bournemouth Coastal BID and supported by Boscombe Sovereign Centre.

ActionSpace is an exceptional visual arts development agency for learning disabled artists.

The Flags of Boscombe is a BEAF 2023 Commission
Free public installation until September 2023