Luke Edgar
Emergence, 2021 - Mixed MediaOil, spray paint on metal
150 x 80 cm - £6,000.00
Since 2019 I’ve been exploring different techniques for working on steel.
The images are created by applying paint and finding new ways to scratch down through the layers exposing the metal underneath; my tattooing background has now become an integral part of the process by tattooing directly onto the metal surface.
My work is inspired by everyday life, and serial sketching seems to develop a pattern recognition of the world around that unconsciously becomes part of the work; I am mostly drawn towards the human form and what it is to be alive.
I often work by limiting the technical aspect and constantly changing any variables I have control over within my practice; my most recent work of my daughter was created by tattooing the surface and glazing it with oil paint.
150 x 80 cm - £6,000.00
Since 2019 I’ve been exploring different techniques for working on steel.
The images are created by applying paint and finding new ways to scratch down through the layers exposing the metal underneath; my tattooing background has now become an integral part of the process by tattooing directly onto the metal surface.
My work is inspired by everyday life, and serial sketching seems to develop a pattern recognition of the world around that unconsciously becomes part of the work; I am mostly drawn towards the human form and what it is to be alive.
I often work by limiting the technical aspect and constantly changing any variables I have control over within my practice; my most recent work of my daughter was created by tattooing the surface and glazing it with oil paint.
Luke is an Essex-based artist, spending the last few years exploring different techniques of working on steel.
The images are created by applying paint and finding new ways to scratch down through the layers exposing the metal underneath; Luke’s tattooing background has now become an integral part of the process by tattooing directly onto the metal surface.
Exploration of technique is a definite driving factor in Luke’s work as every piece evolves from a different process that is influenced by the scientific method; scale also plays an important role in Luke’s practice as most of the recent work is around 7ft tall which aims for the viewer to be absorbed.
The images are created by applying paint and finding new ways to scratch down through the layers exposing the metal underneath; Luke’s tattooing background has now become an integral part of the process by tattooing directly onto the metal surface.
Exploration of technique is a definite driving factor in Luke’s work as every piece evolves from a different process that is influenced by the scientific method; scale also plays an important role in Luke’s practice as most of the recent work is around 7ft tall which aims for the viewer to be absorbed.