John Edgar
With a quiet elegance John Edgar’s work sits solemnly waiting to be warmed by human contact; just as the stone Edgar works in waits in locations all over the world waiting to be transformed by the artist.
John Edgar travels annually on prospecting tours, selecting the best specimens he can find in India, Scotland and locally. He regularly works with Coromandel granite and common New Zealand greywacke river stones, and in recent years has used Indian limestone.
Edgar's works contrast stones by inserting crosses and lines, mimicking mathematical symbols, but also working the contrasting stone down to differing levels. The degree of accuracy needed to achieve this is minute and the margin for error is negligible.
John Edgar has been exhibiting his work in solo exhibitions since 1979 both in New Zealand and Australia as well as several group shows. Edgar has been included in several curated exhibitions, which have toured nation-wide, and is represented in several public and private collections in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. In 2008 Edgar mounted a major exhibition in Edinburgh with works made from Scottish-sourced stone.
WCG. Proudly shows John's works at our Pop up shows and if we can help with a piece for you, let us know.
