Roy Edwards (1932-1982) was a member of the English Surrealist movement in the 1950s and 1960s and lived for a time at Farley House in Sussex, home of artists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. Farley House is well known to have been visited by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Man Ray. Contributing to the movement with poetry, photography and collage, his illustrations and collages display graphic homoerotic content at a time when it was still illegal to be homosexual.
Contributing to the movement with poetry, photography and collage, his illustrations and collages display graphic homoerotic content at a time when it was still illegal to be homosexual.
Corinna Edwards-Colledge, Edward's neice: "Considering that much of my uncle's work was created when homosexuality was still a criminal offence, I think it is rather wonderful and brave in its celebratory homo-eroticism. The drawings and illustrations are beautiful in the lyricism of their lines and exotic detail, reminiscent, to me, of Aubrey Beardsley, and also have a strong sense of narrative.”
Images relating to the very first art exhibition at the Ledward Centre (LGBT+ community centre) in Brighton, from 17th August to 28th September 2023. The exhibition featured the work of six queer neurodivergent artists: Mungo Austin, Aoife Baxendale, Sebastian Rowlands, Krisas Daubaras, Danny Good, and Laine Dunne. It was curated by Danny Good and Meg Brosnan. The exhibition wanted to draw attention to the frequent exclusion of queer neurodivergent people from LGBT+ spaces, as well as celebrating our experiences.
Images include a flyer promoting the exhibition, photos from the private view, and of the artwork shown.