Ed Kluz b. 1980
"Carefully researched and lovingly recreated, Ed Kluz’s Lost Houses conjure up the vanished buildings in all their pomp, perched on stark, treeless, plains under threatening skies, as if briefly illuminated in the glare of lightening or the beam of an arc light. There is something temporary and scenographic about them, captured on the verge of dissolution…"
Tim Knox, Director, The Royal Collection
Ed Kluz's work focusses on perceptions of the past through the reimagining of historic landscapes, buildings and objects. These concerns are explored through the media of painting, drawing, printmaking and site-specific installation.
The visual language of his work is underpinned by neo-antiquarianism and a curiosity for the obscure. He draws inspiration from 17th, 18th and 19th century topographical and architectural representation, early photography, film and theatre.
Between 1999-2002 he studied fine art at the Winchester School of Art. His work is held in a number of public collections including the V&A and York City Art Gallery.
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Facades
Ed Kluz 18 Sep - 15 Oct 2019Designs for pageantry, celebration and pleasure form the inspiration for Ed Kluz’s third exhibition at John Martin Gallery, Facades. From the Arches of Triumph constructed for the Coronation of James...Read more -
Pastscapes
Ed Kluz 4 - 28 Oct 2017A solo exhibition by artist, printmaker and illustrator Ed Kluz. Pastscapes celebrated those lost country houses and iconic buildings of Great Britain that were abandoned, burned down or deliberately destroyed....Read more
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Turner: Northern Exposure & Force of Nature
Mercer Gallery, Harrogate
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
2020 Views of York & Yorkshire, York City Art Gallery
2017 Inspiring Landmarks, The Old Truman Brewery, London
2016 Romanticism in the Welsh Landscape, MOMA, Machynlleth, Wales
2014 Nostalgia & Progress: Illustration after the Second World War, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds