Ed Bats, Suburban Fever Dream, 2022, Acrylic and oil stick on polycotton, 190 x 100cm. Courtesy: The artist and page galleries.

The artist known as Ed Bats adopted a pseudonym during their days as a graffiti artist, covertly painting murals around Aotearoa and across Europe. Perhaps as a result, Bats’ works are imbued with an architectural quality and determinedly push at the limits of composition and form. Some present a meticulous layering of vertical forms, others are physically constructed from multiple canvasses, while larger works see great swathes of flat vivid colour immersing the viewer and lending them a heightened optical quality.

Opening Event: Thursday 3 November 2022, 5pm.

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