follies. exhibition of work by ed kluz
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A listing of original art work by Ed Kluz from the exhibition 11th June - 3rd July 2010TRANSCRIPT
Potterton Books London
93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234
www.pottertonbookslondon.co.uk
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
At Potterton Books London
‘Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me.’
Henry Fielding 1743
The term folly encompasses a vast range of building types. Grottos, tea houses, towers, pavilions,
gazebos, pagodas, triumphal arches, gatehouses, castles, mausoleums, chapels, temples, belve-
deres, pyramids, obelisks, ballrooms, townhouses, cottages, mansions…
These pavilions of delight occupy a place between reality and fantasy. Sitting on the margins of
the imagination they transport, delight and sometimes unnerve.
Their seemingly whimsical appearance often disguises a very practical purpose. Gothick fantasy
summerhouses, pigsties resembling Greek temples, glass domed ballrooms sunk beneath the wa-
ters of a great lake, all of these are expressions of unconscious eccentricity.
As relics of other ages they often fall out of use, awaiting salvation or becoming the genuine ob-
jects of ruin and antiquity they once mimicked – silently sitting among a landscape whose nature
teases at their fabric, pulling them back to the earth from where they seemed to spring.
How much richer our land is for these man made curiosities which feed our imaginations and
capture our eccentricities.
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Ed Kluz is an artist, printmaker, designer and illustrator. He draws his inspiration from British art
and design and is interested in the architectural heritage of Britain.
‘My influences are diverse. I take delight from the smallest scrap of block printed wallpaper to the grandest of stately edifices. I spend as much time hunting the sites of long vanished buildings as I do those that stand. Whether decay has crept over or salvation ensured their survival I draw
pleasure from them all. The peculiar and eccentric excite me and I am sure that a lifetime’s worth of work will not uncover all of the hidden and forgotten joys this island holds.’
He has recently completed commissions for the publishers Faber and Random House and is due
to launch his first fabric designs with St Jude's later this year.
1. Pudding House, Montacute House, Somerset (1601) 2010
Paper Collage
32x34cm (Framed)
£295
2. Thomas Wright of Durham’s Rustic Lodge
Egg Tempera
38x38cm (Framed)
£325
SOLD
3. The Temple of Venus, West Wycombe Park,
Buckinghamshire (mid 18th century) 2010
Paper Collage
32x34cm (Framed)
£295
SOLD
4. Chinoiserie Summer House 2010
Egg Tempera
38x38cm (Framed)
£325
SOLD
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
Potterton Books London / 93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234 / [email protected]
5. The Banqueting House, Melford Hall, Sussex (early 17th
century) 2010
Paper Collage
32x34cm (Framed)
£295
SOLD
6. The Chateau, Gate Burton, Lincolnshire (1747) 2010
Paper Collage
32x34cm (Framed)
£295
SOLD
7. The Gothick Temple, Shotover House, Oxfordshire
(1734) 2010
Relief Paper Collage
36x40cm (Framed)
£595
SOLD
8. The Music Room, Lancaster, Lincolnshire (c. 1730)
2010
Paper Collage
56x44cm (Framed)
£575
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
Potterton Books London / 93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234 / [email protected]
9. The Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset (1820) 2010
Paper Collage
56x44cm (Framed)
£575
SOLD
10. The Egyptian House, Penzance, Cornwall (1830) 2010
Paper Collage
56x44cm (Framed)
£575
11. The Museum, Enville Hall, Staffordshire (mid 18th
century) 2010
Egg Tempura on Gesso
39x44cm (Framed)
£425
12. The Chinese House, Stowe, Buckinghamshire (c.1738)
2010
Egg Tempura on Gesso
39x44cm (Framed)
£425
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
Potterton Books London / 93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234 / [email protected]
13. Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill, Middlesex (1774)
2010
Egg Tempera on Gesso
39x44cm (Framed)
£425
14. The Orangery, Frampton Court, Gloucestershire (mid
18th century) 2010
Egg Tempera on Gesso
39x44cm (Framed)
£425
15. Fort Henry (mid 18th century) and the Ruins of Bark
Temple (c. 1811), Exton Park, Rutland 2010
Paper Collage
74x64cm (Framed)
£875
16. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales (1926 onwards) 2010
Paper Collage
74x64cm (Framed)
£875
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
Potterton Books London / 93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234 / [email protected]
17. The Harlequin Belvedere 2010
Mized Media in Glass Dome
44x20cm (Including Base of Dome)
£595
18. Gothick Summerhouse 2010
Mized Media in Glass Dome
44x20cm (Including Base of Dome)
£595
19. Rustic Teahouse 2010
Mixed Media in Glass Dome
35x25cm (Including Base of Dome)
£545
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
Potterton Books London / 93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234 / [email protected]
20. Temple of Piety 2010
Mixed Media in Glass Dome
24x17cm (Including Base of Dome)
SOLD
21. Newby Hall 2010
Lithograph
Edition of 11, Signed
31x64cm (Unframed)
£225
Follies An exhibition by Ed Kluz
11 June—3 July 2010
Potterton Books London / 93 Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 4235 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4234 / [email protected]