“By order of the Peaky Blinders” | Glasgow – Scotland

Title of the Work: “By order of the Peaky Blinders”

Context:

For some time, I had been following Cillian Murphy‘s career. The first film I remember seeing him in was BATMAN BEGINS, where he played the Scarecrow, followed by INCEPTION, A QUIET PLACE 2, and more recently OPPENHEIMER.

I watched all six seasons of PEAKY BLINDERS and the recent film this year. I was drawn to it by its protagonist and a plot featuring a character who is neither hero nor villain, but simply a man carrying the weight of his decisions and the responsibility for those in his care. I chose him for the character development and Cillian Murphy’s performance, whose features and gaze are so distinctive. I was looking for alternative references to female faces, with a character that reflected confidence, melancholy, and a certain ambiguity.

If you review my work, my characters often have similar gazes and expressions: peaceful but not docile, reserved, strong, intelligent, self-assured, yet with a certain nostalgia and reflective calm.

Location: Yard Life Gallery, 17 Eastvale Pl, Glasgow G3 8QG, United Kingdom

Festival: Yardworks
Year: 2026