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Caricatures on display at phone box gallery

BBC Artist Adam Brown smiles at the caricature he drew of himselfBBC
Caricature artist Adam Brown has never had his own exhibition before

An exhibition of caricatures has opened at a telephone box repurposed as an art gallery on the Isle of Wight.

Former art teacher Adam Brown, who has never had his own exhibition before, has created more than 30 humorous drawings of people who have a connection with the island.

They are displayed in a decommissioned telephone box in Lind Street, Ryde.

Mr Brown said: "I try not to be too nasty. It's really nice when you see someone coming towards you and you think oh yes, I know exactly how I'm going to exaggerate you and take the mickey."

Telephone box
The decommissioned telephone box serves as an art gallery in Lind Street
Zoe Barker standing next to a caricature of herself, drawn by Adam Brown
Zoe Barker with her caricature, drawn by Mr Brown

The telephone box was bought by Ryde Town Council and converted into a gallery by Zoe Barker and her friend Anmarie Bowler.

The gallery is called Re:Box and the caricatures are the latest in a series of exhibitions that all feature the work of local artists.

Ms Barker said: "The installations change every six to eight weeks and we've got a good local following.

"It does feel a but cheeky calling it an art gallery, but it makes us chuckle."

Caricatures of Rag'n'Bone Man and Amy Winehouse, displayed in the window of a telephone box
Rag'n'Bone Man and Amy Winehouse, by Adam Brown
Re:Box - Ryde's smallest art gallery