"The Los Angeles-based artist Edward Cushenberry uses the format of the polaroid to explore the people and places that make him who he is. But, he doesn't do so in the 'traditional' way - he draws them. Choosing coloured pencils and inks over photography, Edward's pieces are still framed and captured like photo. Figures - often loosely based on Edwards friends - are candid and seemingly capture in motion, these images are then made dynamic and animated with the slivers of dialogue offered as hand-drawn captions."
"The origins of the project and Edward's desire to interest in the entanglements of like and relationships - are quite unique, with Edward pointing to an interaction with his father as key. He tells us: "One Saturday morning when I was a teenager my dad woke me up and, unprompted, told me, 'Everything is a relationship: girlfriends, friends, family. It doesn't matter. The people close to you can make their exit out of your life, either by choice or by death. Act accordingly.' He then told me breakfast was ready before walking out of my room.""
Edward Cushenberry adopts the Polaroid format while drawing figures in colored pencil and ink, framing scenes to resemble photographs. His drawings present candid, motion-like poses often based on friends. Hand-drawn captions provide short bursts of dialogue that animate each image and suggest narrative context. The project centers on a fictional, nameless photographer who documents people close to him and treats portraiture as a form of intimate documentation. Influences include Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, and Percival Everett. A formative conversation with his father about the impermanence of relationships inspired the project’s focus on everyday, unfolding moments.
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