Penfold (Tim Gresham) x Joe Talbot (IDLES): Kitchen Antics,

2025,

Footnotes

"This piece is inspired by the conversation Joe and I had about the colours and energy that are present in our lives as a result of music and art. The base colour for this painting is based on the colours of Joes kitchen work tops, where we hung out before we started recording. The painting represents the bravery that it takes to allow colour to enter our lives in the modern day."
- Penfold

Mr. Penfold Tim Gresham, better known as Mr Penfold, is Bristol-based multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, screen printing, large-scale murals, installations and graphic design. Having left school at 16 to join a collaborative printmaking studio, Penfold absorbed the craft of print and design at an early age, forming a visual language that merges influences from skate-culture graphics, 1980s computer imagery, graffiti, classical abstraction and pop art. His bold, recognisable palette and modular motifs reflect this hybridity: skateboard-style icons sit alongside geometric abstractions and clean, minimal forms. Penfold's work has been exhibited internationally and featured in collaborations with major brands such as Nike, Adidas, Diesel, Smirnoff and Microsoft.

Joe Talbot is the frontman and lyricist of the British band IDLES, created in 2009. With a raw, visceral vocal style and sharply political, emotionally-charged writing, Talbot has become a key voice in contemporary rock. Talbot's work is defined by honesty, vulnerability and a refusal to be easily boxed into genre labels (even as his band is often described as punk or post-punk). His lyrics speak directly of addiction, working-class experience, self-acceptance, and the power of community.

Provenance:
Donated directly by the artists to In Place of War for this sale.
All proceeds from the sale of this Lot will go to the charity In Place Of War, which is a global organisation that uses creativity in places of conflict as a tool for positive change.

MUSIC SHAPED is a project from non-profit organisation In Place of War that pairs musical and cultural icons with exceptional visual artists to create works reflecting how music has influenced their lives. The collaboration begins with a recorded conversation between the visual artist and musician, and results in the creation of a brand new artwork reflecting their conversations and creative journeys.

In Place of War is a UK-based, global organisation that uses artistic creativity in places impacted by conflict and climate change as a tool for positive change. In Place of War supports grassroots change-makers in music, theatre and visual art, to transform cultures of violence and suffering into hope, opportunity and freedom. Starting as a research project at the University of Manchester in 2004, initial research findings spurred practical projects and programming. Twenty years later, In Place of War works with a change-maker network of 130 creative organisations across 30 countries, all making lasting change in their communities. Artist ambassadors and fellow supporters include Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Martin Aitkens, Ed O'Brien, Peter Hook, Laurie Anderson and Nitin Sawhney.

Proceeds from the sale of MUSIC SHAPED artworks will support In Place of War's #HackMusic Programme, which provides critical catalyst funding to support the development of essential life-changing music projects with indigenous communities; LGBTQI+ artists; artists in conflict zones; and artists responding to the climate crisis.

For more information please visit: https://www.inplaceofwar.net/