Jim Edwards
Jim Edwards is best known for his depictions of iconic buildings and bridges of the North East. His work falls into two genres, contemporary cityscapes and abstract paintings inspired by manmade structures. Both styles following a theme of architecturally inspired structures and dominating linear form.
Following a recent move to Northumberland, his new body of work is a departure from his recognisable cityscapes for rural landscapes. And like his cityscape painting, his paintings of the Lakes are not studies from life, nor is he trying to capture a particular viewpoint. His paintings have their origin in
memory, how he remembers the patterns and structures in the landscape, rather than a straightforward representation. The compositions evolve from a combination of imagination and selective memory, which are then altered and exaggerated.
Jim Edwards is best known for his depictions of iconic buildings and bridges of the North East. His work falls into two genres, contemporary cityscapes and abstract paintings inspired by manmade structures. Both styles following a theme of architecturally inspired structures and dominating linear form.
Following a recent move to Northumberland, his new body of work is a departure from his recognisable cityscapes for rural landscapes. And like his cityscape painting, his paintings of the Lakes are not studies from life, nor is he trying to capture a particular viewpoint. His paintings have their origin in
memory, how he remembers the patterns and structures in the landscape, rather than a straightforward representation. The compositions evolve from a combination of imagination and selective memory, which are then altered and exaggerated.
