Recent solo and selected group exhibitions
2012 Low Pressure, Quaglino’s, London
2012 Arles Photography Open Salon, Gallerie Huit, Arles
2012 Loin des Claires Meules, Maison Euzéby Art Contemporain, Nimes
2013 The Gravity of Form, Beers Contemporary, London
2013 Fake Off/Marseille Provence 2013, Galerie Saint Laurent, Marseille
2013 Photography Open Salon South East Asia, China House, Penang, Malaysia
2013 Photo Art Fair 2013, Victoria House, London
2014 Office Sessions III, Anchorage House, London
2014 God, Let Art Work Gallery, Pune, India
2015 London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London
2015 House of Juba, Mother, London
2016 Photomonth East London International Photography Festival, London
Projects
- Low Pressure Suite (Pools and aquaparks)Edward Hopley’s photographs play upon your imagination like suspended dreams, images that suddenly become vivid, resonant. Played out against cloud-filled skies and the atmospheric weather associated with low-pressure systems, the artist turns the half-light of dusk and dawn or moody, inclement conditions into scenes of bittersweet yet outstanding beauty. Throughout Hopley’s body of work, we see the artist return to themes of absence and presence, the shadows of people who were there but now are
- Low Pressure Suite (Oceans, seas, lakes)Edward Hopley’s photographs play upon your imagination like suspended dreams, images that suddenly become vivid, resonant. Played out against cloud-filled skies and the atmospheric weather associated with low-pressure systems, the artist turns the half-light of dusk and dawn or moody, inclement conditions into scenes of bittersweet yet outstanding beauty. Throughout Hopley’s body of work, we see the artist return to themes of absence and presence, the shadows of people who were there but now are long-gone, man’s negotiated relationship with his environment, the drama of nature played out along the coast, across the water, across mountain peaks, underneath a theatrical sky. In one image, we see a blind man stand before Porto’s exquisite cerulean blue azulejos drenched in light, yet his sight is impeded. It is the perfect counterpoint to Hopley's oeuvre. For it is in the rain-filled, overcast sky, scenes we might have overlooked, that the artist opens our eyes to an unexpected beauty. It is this fine emotional timbre that distinguishes his work. Contrasting an oneiric tranquility against the uneasy, incongruous elements within a landscape, it is his remarkable ability to distill a memory, real or imagined in every shot, which lends them such power. Text by Katharine Arnold, Director, Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art.
- Low Pressure Suite (Mountains)Edward Hopley’s photographs play upon your imagination like suspended dreams, images that suddenly become vivid, resonant. Played out against cloud-filled skies and the atmospheric weather associated with low-pressure systems, the artist turns the half-light of dusk and dawn or moody, inclement conditions into scenes of bittersweet yet outstanding beauty. Throughout Hopley’s body of work, we see the artist return to themes of absence and presence, the shadows of people who were there but now are long-gone, man’s negotiated relationship with his environment, the drama of nature played out along the coast, across the water, across mountain peaks, underneath a theatrical sky. In one image, we see a blind man stand before Porto’s exquisite cerulean blue azulejos drenched in light, yet his sight is impeded. It is the perfect counterpoint to Hopley's oeuvre. For it is in the rain-filled, overcast sky, scenes we might have overlooked, that the artist opens our eyes to an unexpected beauty. It is this fine emotional timbre that distinguishes his work. Contrasting an oneiric tranquility against the uneasy, incongruous elements within a landscape, it is his remarkable ability to distill a memory, real or imagined in every shot, which lends them such power. Text by Katharine Arnold, Director, Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art.
Work history
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PhotographerSelf Employed
London, United KingdomFreelance
PhotographerChristie's
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Skills
- Art Photography
- Advertising Photography
- Editorial Photography
- Interior Photography
- Studio Photography
- Location Photography
- Digital Photography
- Adobe Photoshop
- Image Retouching
- Creative Direciton
Education
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Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media StudiesManchester Metropolitan Universirty
- Manchester, United Kingdom
B Tech National Diploma in Art and DesignArts University Bournemouth
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom