ED HODGKINSON

LINE & COLOUR

2 - 15 MAY 2013

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EXHIBITION OPENS ON A THURSDAY INSTEAD OF OUR USUAL WEDNESDAY.

Ed Hodgkinson's third solo show at Everard Read, Cape Town, will present works derived from one fundamental source: drawing.

For Hodgkinson, the results of drawing from the model are an abstracted translation from what is seen, the drawn line like a stream of consciousness or, as Erika Naginski describes it ‘...an activity that exemplifies an imagination in flux’.

Hodgkinson's practice meanders lyrically between line and form, the essence of gesture comes to the fore, allowing a sense of free-flowing movement and vitality to occur. Hodgkinson’s large-scale, enamel on aluminium paintings explore the relationship between chance and process within a structured environment. Strikingly graphic, these paintings use a pared-down but powerfully descriptive line against a monochromatic backdrop of intense colour. Hodgkinson transposes the qualities of chance, spontaneity & abbreviation found in observational line drawing directly into his painting. Creating, against the flat colour field, a line that is daring, elliptical, subtly textured, and at times surprisingly abstract.

Counterbalancing this immediacy, Hodgkinson's languid subjects are quietly reflective, sensual and poignant. Here Hodgkinson invites the viewer to reflect upon the fading role of the romantic within post-modern critique. Hodgkinson brings the tradition of observational drawing into the present with a sense of lightness and grace. He is an artist that conveys a musicality that is controlled but never controlling but, above all, it is felt.

Ed Hodgkinson (1973) lives and works in London. He has exhibited widely in London and internationally, showing in New York, Chicago, LA, Tokyo, Cape Town Stockholm, Hong Kong and Reykjavik. He studied at Camberwell College of Art and is represented by galleries in London and Cape Town.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EXHIBITION OPENS ON A THURSDAY INSTEAD OF OUR USUAL WEDNESDAY.

Summer of Sculpture

at the Mount Nelson Hotel

2 November 2012 – 1 April 2013

Everard Read, Cape Town, is presenting a collection of sculptures in collaboration with the Mount Nelson Hotel this summer. Set in nine acres of lush and tranquil gardens, the Nellie’s breathtaking location on the lower slopes of Table Mountain provides the perfect backdrop for works of art in bronze, steel, marble and stone. The sculpture selection celebrates top South African artists. Monumental works will inspire, while smaller pieces will delight. Exhibiting artists include Dylan Lewis, Deborah Bell, Angus Taylor, Speelman Mahlangu, Shany van den Berg & Strijdom van der Merwe.

Tours can be arranged through the gallery.