Ed Templeton: Death Metal Summer, AGWA: the Art Gallery of Western Australia

  • Ed Templeton 
    Death Metal Summer

    November 25, 2023 – April 21, 2024
    AGWA: THE ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Perth, AUS

    Death Metal Summer: Deanna Templeton and Ed Templeton brings together more than 140 photographs by two of our era’s most vital artists.

     

    With works from 1995-2022 selected and laid out in three large wall installations, it is a highly energetic overview of their overlapping visions. The show features many of the married couple’s most famous images – from Deanna’s exquisite swimming pool photos to Ed’s iconic pipe skating work – as well as those shot on their local turf Huntington Beach, California, where late capitalist life and the suburban dream are collapsing in on themselves.

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    Shooting with film and employing an off-the-cuff street-style manner, the artists respond to the chaotic intensity and impossible beauty and sadness of life in a manner that seems that there is always something at stake.

    And for both of them there always has been.

     

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  • Artist Biography
  • ED TEMPLETON Born in California, USA, 1972 Lives and works in Huntington Beach, USA Ed Templeton is a multidisciplinary artist...

    ED TEMPLETON 

    Born in California, USA, 1972
    Lives and works in Huntington Beach, USA

     

    Ed Templeton is a multidisciplinary artist whose photography explores themes of identity, subcultures, and the complexities of human connection. Known for his candid and evocative imagery, Templeton captures raw moments of vulnerability and resilience, often focusing on people at the edges of mainstream society. His work is marked by a blend of documentary precision and personal expression, with many pieces enhanced by hand-drawn illustrations and text, turning photographs into layered narratives.

     

    While Templeton initially rose to prominence as a professional skateboarder, this background serves as a contextual layer in his work, offering insights into subcultures and the social dynamics he documents. By merging stark realism with poetic commentary, Templeton has carved out a unique space in contemporary art, bridging street culture with fine art photography.

     

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