Michael Edwards

23 February to 21 March 2010

I enjoy painting ordinary objects. At first glance they appear plain, but these objects exist in a world of their own – one that often goes unobserved. The more I look at them the more they reveal something about that world.

Objects can also stand for much more than they seem and I often use them as metaphors to comment on things like solidity and transience, or our contemporary political and social conditions. One of the themes of my work is the way that communication can be misunderstood, or used to deceive, which is why I often paint objects that are wrapped or partially concealed.

Michael Edwards, 2010

Exhibition catalogue

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Michael Edwards


Still Life with Clothes, Pegs and Line
Still Life with Eggs
Still Life with Kitchen Utensils
Still Life with Cushion and Red Cloth
 
Still Life with Wrapped Objects and Preserving Jars
Still Life with Object Wrapped in Blue and White Cloth
Still Life with Green Box on Red and Gold Cloth
Still Life with Wrapped Head
 
Still Life with Wrapped Object on Pedestal
Still Life with Wrapped Object and Red Tape
Still Life with Package and Red Cloth
Still Life with Seven Cotton Reels
 
   
Still Life with Bandaged Object
Still Life with Teapot on Egyptian Cloth