Jakob Westman

This piece of original artwork comes ready to hang.

"I have a close connection to The Smiths from my teens and decided to build my piece around the lyrics to their song ”There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” and in particular around the lines below.

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die

It’s a song with many layers and I tried to get as much as possible into the image. I used the pink triangle to draw the eye to the crash, but also to touch on the homosexual overtones. Another very subtle detail is the Vauxhall Astra. Apart from being a British car manufacturer, Vauxhall is also referenced in the title of Morrissey’s 4th solo album ”Vauxhall and I” and an area of London noted for its gay clubs." - Jakob Westman

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This piece of original artwork is signed by the artist and includes an Original Artwork Letter of Provenance from Inner State Gallery.

With a background as an Art Director in advertising and two years studying D&AD; at Berghs School of Communication, Jakob Westman has won The One Show’s Silver Pen, the Mobius Award, the British D&AD; Best Design Award and several Swedish design awards.

Jakob works as a freelance Graphic Designer and Art Director and lives in Stockholm, Sweden, in a flat that looks like it’s been stuck in a mid-century time warp, with a whole lot of contemporary urban vinyl thrown in. He has previously released three art books; Color Blast vol 1, 2 and 2.5 with accolades from artists like Glenn Barr, James Jean, Nathan Jurevicius, Mike Mignola, Kevin Dart and Scott Morse.