Here, the phenomenon of Modernism is both revered – as is evident in the artists' use of materials, tools and techniques that carry an aura of sleek modernity
Born 1971, Sydney, New South Wales
The great shadow of Modernism casts itself across all these works, as it casts itself over everything else. It is quite inescapable. Here, the phenomenon of Modernism is both revered – as is evident in the artists' use of materials, tools and techniques that carry an aura of sleek modernity – and decried......Modernism is (or was) a hydra–headed monster and these artists, like most of those who set out to escape it, end up by paying it homage. It is, after all, the only reference point we have, for better or for worse, and we construct Modernism in a multitude of ways, each according to our own needs.
Peter Timms from his Samstag catalogue essay, Art in an Age of Anxiety
2005 Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship
2005 MFA, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) National Art School, Sydney
1999 Diploma of Fine Art, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney
1993 Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) (Honours) University of Technology Sydney
Artist's website
http://www.edwardwright.ch/