Eddie Fordham

About the artist

Eddie Fordham
Eddie Fordham
Eddie Fordham

Painter, Photographer

Plymouth
Devon
United Kingdom

    Galleries

    Cooper Locke Gallery, London, SE13 6QP

    Statement

     Statement (Painting)

     The catalyst for my work is the seemingly inconsequential and incongruous, and the effects of human intervention on the environment and in particular, Hemerdon Mine, a redundant Tungsten mine situated at the edge of Dartmoor National Park, has been the stimulus for a continuing body of work.

    The present body of work was stimulated by pathways. In particular rural pathways / by-ways that cut through the landscape, not necessarily the main by-ways but those minor tracks formed not only by footfall, but also by the animals and the local wildlife. There is a poetry in the way that a track cuts through the random structure of the grass, a lyrical resonance where the path converges with grass. There is a discourse that is inevitable with the subject that resonates with notions of yearning and choices.

     

    The creative language I use contextualises my earlier interest in maps and the linear structure of crosshatching. The drawing process has developed and matured to use a direct,linear and tactile approach to painting. I rarely use paint brushes. I use pallet knives but mainly found materials such as used disc cutting blades, crosshatching to build up surface and texture. It is imperative to the body of work to have a connection with the sense of place to keep the integrity of painting, it became apparent that the tools of mining such used disc cutting blades and broken blinds lying scattered about the mine would be the tools for applying the paint.

     

     Found Compositions / Blue String (Photography)

     This photographic project is also based at Hemerdon Mine

    I found shredded tarpaulin that had been covering the windows, the fabric had decayed into fine blue string. The tarpaulin had been damaged by the elements and consequently formed randomly-drawn lines, which alter depending on the conditions. I re-visit on a fairly regular basis and record these sculptural drawings being fashioned. There is a perceptible joy in rebirth, the textures of nature reclaiming its place and running free with an explosion of growth and colour.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Biography

    1994-1997
    University of Plymouth (Exeter Campus) BA (Hons) Fine Art. 2.1 & Gained the award for the most outstanding mature student.
    1992-1994
    Plymouth College of Art & Design. Btec National Diploma (Distinction) General Art & Design.

     As a mature student started a Btec General Art & Design at Plymouth followed by a BA(Hons) Fine Art at Exeter (University Of Plymouth) where I studied under John Virtue. I have been a full-time artist for 3 years and have a studio on the edge of Dartmoor. I was shortlisted for Digital Photographer  'Photographer of the Year' (Creative Section) 2008  & this year shortlisted for FringeMK Painting Prize 2010 & am a catalogue finalist. My studio is open to visitors any day between 0900-1800.(Please phone first !)

     

     

     

     

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    Exhibition History

    10th June -2nd July  Redearth Gallery Summer Show- Bickleigh, Nr Tiverton
    16th April - 21st May 2010  Duchy Square Centre For Creativity. Devon
    7-21st May 2010  Victoria Mill Arts Centre Open, Cheshire
    2009  Torre Abbey Contemporary Open
    20th - 28th June 2009  The Great Create Festival Of The Arts 2009. Brixham. Devon
    24th March - 2nd May  Cotehele Gallery, Cotehele, Cornwall
    2nd -10th Sept 2006  Drawn to the Valley Open Studios Event
    1994  Plymouth Arts Centre. Mixed Exhibition (Sculpture & Photography)
    24th Aug - 8th Sept 2006  Cube3 Gallery. Drawn to the Valley mixed exhibition.
    2004  Viewpoint Gallery. Creative Entrepreneurs (Painting)
    1999  Somerville Gallery. Mixed exhibition ( Painting)
    1998  Barnstable Fine Art. Mixed exhibition ( Painting and Prints)
    1998  Sherwell Centre, Plymouth. Mixed exhibition (Painting and Prints)
    1996  Saltram Gallery, Plymouth. Solo exhibition (Painting)
     
     

     

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