Edek Thompson West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
I am a Leeds based community artist, who paints the apocalypse one dog, pigeon or crow at a time.
Creating fun and disturbing images of a future ravaged by climate change, I imagine a world full of mutations and strange adaptations, where duck feet and waterproofs will aid survival in a new lifetime underwater, and future generations battle for resources riding on the backs of giant crows. My artwork is an exploration of the human interactions with nature and helping to create a future mythology, a way to remember and document the things around us for when they are no longer there.
Sustainability and accessibility are key factors in my work and inform my material choices. I use found and donated materials, household emulsions rescued from landfill, boards from building sites and vinyl from the sign shop bins, along with the stuff people usually have lying around at home, pens, pencils and crayons. Using these materials and working from reference photos that I have taken myself, I hope my creations can help to spread a little joy and optimism at the end of the world.
Artwork
Join My War Team, 2023, £350
Duck Strong, 2023
The Losses Will Be Tremendous And Heartbreaking, 2021
You Always Find The Crack In The Temple Walls - work in progress, 2024
Drawings for Catastrophic Closeness, 2024
Studio Practice, 2023
Catastrophic Tipping Points, 2023, £300
Preparations for a lifetime underwater, Pen, pencil, pastel, print, mint leaves, scrap vinyl and reclaimed household emulsion on found board, 2023
Preparations for a lifetime underwater, Pen, pencil, photograph, jigsaw pieces, reclaimed household emulsion, scrap vinyl on found card., 2022, £450
The Trees Are Gone But There's Always The Floor, Pen, pencil, pastel, reclaimed household emulsion, scrap vinyl on found board., 2023, £800
