Art Unmasked
27 OCTOBER 2022 - 10 NOVEMBER 2023
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5. Ben Edge
Green Man
Synthetic Leaves on Plastic Mannequin Head
36 x 23 x 20cm
This work is unique.
This piece is inspired by the mystical pagan figure the Green Man. Today seen as a nature deity and symbol of death and re-birth. Using synthetic plastic materials Edge comments on the climate crisis and our abuse of earth's natural resources, and the softening this abuse saw during lockdown. The artist also embodies a global reconnection with folklore as a way or reconnecting with nature.
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£900 - 1,100
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Ben Edge, born in 1985, is a visual artist, songwriter and folklorist who lives and works in North London. Ben studied fine art at London Metropolitan University and since graduating in 2008, has exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including: BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery and National Gallery of Scotland, where his portrait of his grandfather, ’The Animal Handler’ was shortlisted for the prize.
Since his debut solo show at the Hix Gallery in 2017, Ben has been extensively researching and documenting the seasonal folk customs of the British Isles, creating a series of twenty paintings, a full length documentary film and his debut solo album 'New Tradition' in response to his travels.
This body of work titled 'Frontline Folklore' was exhibited alongside, Simon Costin's iconic 'Museum of British Folklore' collection at the Crypt gallery of the St Pancras new church throughout June 2021, in an exhibition titled 'Ritual Britain' that attracted over 10,000 visitors with extensive media coverage and viral exposure across social media.
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