Artist Statement – Ralph Rumpelton

 Artist Statement – Ralph Rumpelton

"The Other Side of Abbey Road"

When I sat down to reinterpret George Benson’s The Other Side of Abbey Road, I wasn’t trying to recreate the cover. I was trying to walk it with him.

Perspective was attempted—but much like memory, it began to dissolve the moment I committed it to screen. Buildings warped. Vans slid sideways. The street refused to cooperate. But through it all, Benson kept walking. Confident. Guitar in hand. As if none of it mattered.

I chose muted tones and soft lines because I wanted this to feel like a jazz chord that never resolves. You’re not sure where you are, or why that van has no windows, or if the woman in green is walking toward us or away. But the ambiguity swings, if you let it.

People have asked, "Is this a joke?" Maybe. But like all good jazz, it depends on how you're listening.

This isn’t just a tribute—it’s a visual misinterpretation, a mistake I believed in, and I’m proud of how wrong it turned out.

                                                           R. Rumpelton 2025

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