CHOKE
CITY ART DEPOT – Ōtautahi Christchurch. 2019.
In Choke Christchurch-based artist Ed Lust interlaces fields of colour with responsive layering to achieve works full of depth and movement.
In their watery ambiguity the works are viewable as a toxic pools, neon nebulas or candied cells, the overall effect being one of floating and frothing. The playful spirit of the titles further asks the viewer to create links and relationships between form and actuality. In his installation arrangement the artist engages the gallery spaces, welcoming the viewer to explore this body of work in a way that reflects the tone of the pieces.
[ TEXT FROM CITY ART DEPOT ]
[ REVIEW: AUDREY BALDWIN FOR ART BEAT ]
Rama, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 750 x 1050mm
[left] Recliner, 2018
Watercolour on Arches paper. 280 x 190mm
[right] Swamp Comedy, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 525 x 375mm
Sets, 2018
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 280 x 190mm
[left] Pink Alarmer, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 380 x 280mm
[centre] Avoidance Visualisation, 2018
Watercolour on Arches paper. 380 x 280mm
[right] Catastrophe Map, 2018
Watercolour on Arches paper. 380 x 280mm
Help, 2018
Watercolour on Arches paper. 280 x 190mm
[left] Orange Alarmer, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 380 x 280mm
[centre] Catastrophe Map II, 2018
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 380 x 280mm
[right] Avoidance Visualisation II, 2018
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 380 x 190mm
Party Favours, 2018
Watercolour on Arches paper. 280 x 190mm
[left] Lavender Choke, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 280 x 190mm
[centre] Boomer, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 280 x 190mm
[right] Sitter, 2018
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 380 x 280mm
Blazer, 2019
Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper. 750 x 1050mm
Poster by Cameron Ralston