 |
|||
| |||
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
| |||||
|
Ed Chapman
Ed Chapman is regarded as one of the UK's top mosaics artists specialising in portraits. In his instantly recognisable style the artist achieves incredibly detailed results, painstakingly creating his subjects most often using thousands of fragments of ceramic tile, but also in medi as varied as plectrums, stone, sugar cubes and paper. His work is in private collections around the world and clients include Annie Lennox, Lemmy, England footballers, US museums and foreigh royalty. Ed is fascinated with bringing a contemporary look to an ancient medium and reproduces iconic imagery in highly detailed hand-cut ceramic or stone. Influenced by artists such as Chuck Close, Robert Rauschenberg and a fan of Vik Muniz and David Mach, Ed strives to create intricate photo-realist portraits set against contrasting bold colour backdrops, forcing the viewer to question if his mosaics are, in fact paintings. Each work comprises thousands of ceramic tile pieces, all cut and fastened by hand, and impeccably finished. He is also available to commission and can create personal portraits from life or photography. Ed has exhibited throughout the UK and across Europe and the US with further exhibitions planned for 2010 in London and California. His work has a number of high profile collectors including world-renowned musicians, sports stars and TV personalities and has received substantial national and international press coverage and appeared on BBC, ITV and SKY TV and on BBC radio. Exhibitions 2012 May-June Playboy Club, Mayfair, London 2010 December Cuadros Art Gallery, Nottingham 2009 Abbey Road Studios, London Villa del Arte, Barcelona 2008 Artzu Gallery, Manchester Artifex Gallery, Birmingham The Green Gallery, Dublin The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong Tea and Sympathy, New York, USA Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, USA 2007 Artzu Gallery, Manchester Artifex Gallery, Birmingham April: “People are People” Christie Hospital, Manchester (solo exhibition) January: Liverpool Academy of Art 2006 September - October: "Parental Guidance" Artzu Gallery, Manchester July: "Off the Wall" Cetra Gallery, Wirral April - May: "Heroes & Villains" Artzu Gallery, Manchester (solo exhibition) 2005 November: "BIG Shots" Artzu Gallery, Manchester July: Liverpool Academy of Art (solo exhibition) March: Affordable Art Fair, London 2004 August: Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California, USA (solo exhibition) March: View Gallery, Liverpool 2003 October: Earth Gallery, Garberville, California, USA (solo exhibition) July-August: Liverpool Academy of Art June: Loughborough Town Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire (solo exhibition) May-July: Grosvenor Museum, Chester 2002 August: Liverpool Academy of Art March: Mathew Street Gallery, Liverpool 2001 November: Four Counties Exhibition, Stoke-on-Trent July-August Liverpool Academy of Art 2000 July-August Liverpool Academy of Art, Liverpool | |||||
|
