David Edgar Hostile terrain (charcoal on paper, Kedumba Drawing Prize Collection)
Drawing, existentialism, landscape, film,
phenomenology, charcoal. What does it all mean?
Well that's a good question. In 2014 Tasmanian
based artist David Edgar held three solo exhibitions,
contributed work to a few group shows, travelled
overseas and held his first exhibition abroad in
Boston USA, was shortlisted as a finalist in a
number of Australian art prizes, including having a
work acquired by the Kedumba Drawing Prize,
and commenced a PhD at the University of
Tasmania - in an attempt to discover more about
himself, his art practice and the above question.
"2014 was a busy year. Whilst in Boston I
discovered a vibrant art scene and the wonders of
US artist Marilyn Minter. In Cannes, France I
visited the site of my favourite film festival and was
inspired to look in more detail at the form of great
film. Back home in the studio I explore these and
many other experiences by creating landscapes with
a psychological bent to them", he says. "These are
landscapes of ideas in the mind that pl