Ed Burkes Limited Edition Prints

 

About the artist

Ed Burkes is a British artist based in Cornwall. His intuitive style of painting has seen him exhibit across the country, with his first solo show opening in 2020. In his own words, 'the attempt to articulate is the fuel and the fire' to the creative practice, finding significance in the process of creating and the movement of ideas. Fascinated by the intersection of narrative, truth and fiction, Burkes explores the questions that are offered up by listening and paints as an ode to human existence.

Ed's works

This series of limited-edition prints (edition 250) is printed on museum quality paper using our exclusive Gouttelette® process; These are of exceptional quality with remarkable colour saturation and continuous tonal characteristics. Each edition is hand numbered, stamped and accompanied by a certificate signed by Ed Burkes himself. 

 

 

 

 

“My intent as an image maker is to paint through words. I am fascinated by the notion that narrative, truth and fiction can lend themselves to one another in a way that can offer up genuine questions.  Words can in fact lie but feeling is universal in its potency.

I was born the west midlands and graduated from Falmouth School of Art. My time at art school was the hook that made making paintings an essential part of my day to day being, always looking, listening and feeling.

Taking information in a kind of brass scratching or finger-printing my way around the world, and with some nuance hope to offer up genuine questions.

I think of the voice of painting as sitting somewhere between music & written language. My images evolve from drawings that I have made from life and it's about attempting to move in an honest direction. All I want with my image-making is to ask questions.

It’s the movement of ideas or something ‘having legs’ that engages me. It’s an attempt to arrive somewhere and the process is where meaning and significance lies. 

It’s all about peddling rhythm and following your nose. Listening rather than making noise. Trying to feel behind to years gone past; an ode to human existence. Memories are giants cast into stone which is a love letter to strength and that tomorrow will be better.”