Edward Woodley


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China Heights presents an exhibition of new and revisited artworks by Edward Woodley in partnership with Louis Vuitton at their Brisbane flagship location.

'Cherish' offers an overview of Woodley’s works from 2018 to 2024. The exhibition explores his use of signage and typography, employing various mechanical processes to create high-gloss text on salvaged metallic and machined sheeting. This process, which involves distorting the material, reveals its inherent vitality and transforms rigid surfaces into dynamic symbols of light.

Woodley’s work is also inspired by disruptive pattern material, pre-war Bauhaus design, and punk aesthetics. By repurposing salvaged materials, he explores the interplay between materiality and artistic expression. His approach synthesizes signage, typography, and functional objects to delve into themes of transformation and the reconfiguration of visual language.

In his recent series, Woodley combines ideological symbols with brand logos and icons to explore familiarity versus displacement. Using salvaged steel and brass, he creates pieces that form an armored platform for hand-painted enamel symbols and broken text, inviting viewers to navigate the psychogeography of his works.

His latest pieces incorporate repurposed industrial materials and signage, reflecting on the iconography of public spaces and control. Based in Sydney, Australia, Woodley’s evolving artistic practice engages deeply with themes of transformation and visual reconfiguration.