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Andrew Radford: Outside the box
Radford has doodled, scribbled and collaged since childhood. His main source of inspiration is taken from found and discarded objects 鈥� he is often found rummaging through skips, flea markets, junk shops and picking up items as he moves around Edinburgh and further afield. His sought after 鈥楩ound Frame鈥� series, now entirely in private hands, his 鈥楲ost and Found鈥� and 鈥楩ound Objects鈥� series, were all created from these sources and this exhibition is an continuation of this process.
With his 鈥楧on鈥檛 throw that away鈥� approach, Radford repurposes packaging destined for landfill or the recycling bin. Each artwork is shaped, coloured and burnished, creating a simplicity, pattern and depth that one wouldn鈥檛 immediately expect from the objects in their original state. Although mostly small in scale, when repeated, they display a serious, and yet playful rhythm.
The artworks on show have been created over the years and stored in boxes in Radford鈥檚 home. They are now outside the box.
This is Radford鈥檚 first public gallery exhibition.
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Radford has doodled, scribbled and collaged since childhood. His main source of inspiration is taken from found and discarded objects 鈥� he is often found rummaging through skips, flea markets, junk shops and picking up items as he moves around Edinburgh and further afield. His sought after 鈥楩ound Frame鈥� series, now entirely in private hands, his 鈥楲ost and Found鈥� and 鈥楩ound Objects鈥� series, were all created from these sources and this exhibition is an continuation of this process.
With his 鈥楧on鈥檛 throw that away鈥� approach, Radford repurposes packaging destined for landfill or the recycling bin. Each artwork is shaped, coloured and burnished, creating a simplicity, pattern and depth that one wouldn鈥檛 immediately expect from the objects in their original state. Although mostly small in scale, when repeated, they display a serious, and yet playful rhythm.
The artworks on show have been created over the years and stored in boxes in Radford鈥檚 home. They are now outside the box.
This is Radford鈥檚 first public gallery exhibition.
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