Sunday 18 December 2011

Upcoming Edge Exhibition at Kelmarsh Hall - 10th February

The next Edge Arts Collective show will take place at the beautiful venue of Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire.

The Hall was built in the 1730's and is surrounded by an working estate of grazed parklands and exquisite gardens.



The Edge exhibition will be housed in the Hall's beautiful Ballroom, which is resplendent with chandeliers and views of breathtaking Northamptonshire countryside.

The show coincides with the long running and very popular Snowdrops weekends which occurs annually in Kelmarsh Halls gardens during the second and third weekends in February. To celebrate this we have changed our logo colour to a Spring green!

The Edge exhibition opens on Friday 10th February from 6-9pm for a private viewing. The show will feature a range of contemporary artwork from sculpture to painting and photography. Many of the original pieces will be on sale and some prints will also be available to purchase.

For more information about Kelmarsh Hall, opening times and directions please visit www.kelmarsh.com

Dates and times of the exhibition - Sat 11/Sun 12th and Sat 18th/Sun 19th February. 10-3pm. Entry is free*

*Please note that there is an entry fee of £3 to view the Snowdrops


Wednesday 14 December 2011

The Magical Dark World of Graham Sutherland

This magical collection of works by Graham Sutherland takes the viewer on a journey through the dark side of human life in WWII into the enchanting Pembrokeshire landscapes of the 1930’s – 1970’s where lines on paper inhabit another world.
Sutherland strange imaginary foregrounds and shape changing landscapes conjure up a surreal environment for the audience.

Graham Sutherland ‘An Unfinished World’, curated by George Shaw, is on now – 18 March 2012 – Free Entry at Modern Art Oxford. 

Abstract Art at the Mead


A fabulous international abstract exhibition opens at the Mead Gallery in the New Year. Forty-nine artists covering the last 50 years of colour-field abstraction painting including Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley alongside a new commission by Francis Baudevin the Swiss artist and many more.

A rare opportunity to see many wonderful contemporary and historical figures in this collaboration with Tate St. Ives.

‘The Indiscipline of Painting’ runs from 14 January – 10 March 2012 at Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry,CV4 7AL.

Open Mon-Sat 12 noon- 9 pm – Entry is Free.

Saturday 3 December 2011

About the artists no.4 Emma Carpendale


I graduated from the University of Northampton in 2010 with a first in Illustration. Since then I have been pursuing a career as a freelance illustrator. 

I'm often drawn to themes of the bizarre, the supernatural or themes from historical, theatrical or literary culture and my work is often described as dark and quirky. 

Amy and the Origami Man - Children's Book 2010




Children’s book illustration has been a constant interest of mine due to the enormous challenge it poses, but my interests within illustration varies from book illustration to editorial to more abstract themes. I’m generally drawn to illustrating narrative or any subject matter that has a good story behind it.

The Panto Horsemen. 2011


For the first Edge Arts group show I created a new piece called Symbolic Portrait of August Strindberg. This is the first in a series of studies of the Swedish author and playwright. What I found out from reading Strindberg’s diaries was that his life appeared just as dramatic as his plays, but it seemed that he would often dramatise events to make him appear more interesting to the reader. 

Symbolic Portrait of August Strindberg. 2011








































What was true about him is that he was a polymath and experimenter whose interests ranged from photography and painting to literature and science. During the later part of his life he dabbled in occultism and alchemy and spent an intense period on this subject. Accounts of Strindberg and the subject matter of his own paintings portray a man in conflict with the world and also himself. My aim with these portraits is to untangle this character and separate the myth from reality.

My work always starts with a drawing and then I digitally add texture, loose pattern and colour. I create background texture in many ways, either by using vintage paper, photography or textiles, or by creating large sheets of mark making, random drawing, painting or collage. 

The Strindberg portrait is available for sale as a framed single edition print. Contact me at contact@edgearts.co.uk for more details. Some smaller prints and handmade items can be purchased online at Etsy

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All images © Emma Carpendale 2011