North Gallery

Mike Edwards - Sculpture

23 April to 7 May 2022
 
Mike Edwards uses elements found in the harsh African landscape, carved by wind and rain, with growth forms of visual splendour but also menacing in their thorny struggle to survive.
 
‘’This is a landscape that strongly reflects the diversity, intolerance and precariousness found in our African life.  I hope to convey these aspects in my non-representational ‘things’.  These responses are those that we feel when confronted or exposed to the wonder of the physical world.  Also felt are the responses to the innumerable phases, conditions and actions of ‘man’ in general.”
 
In this collection of work, made over the recent past, the artist’s emphasis has changed, from menacing forms to work that reflects more stability and contentment.