Drawings – Page 12 – John B Ledger

The Revenge of a Discarded Friend

This piece of work is some years old now, but because of the nature of its theme it is one I have always wanted to leave in an outdoor situation. I wanted to leave it in a nearby city I had never left a work in before. I chose a spot in central Leeds, onContinue reading “The Revenge of a Discarded Friend”

We are watching ourselves sink (2009)

Biro on Paper, 110X80cm

Selection of drawings from ‘Looking for Truth’

Looking for Truth, is an installation I have made as part of the joint solo exhibition ‘Truth and Tribute’ with friend/artist Bradley Sharp. This is a display of some of the drawings that are featured in the book that comes out of the wall installation.

Truth and Tribute – exhibition photos

TRUTH AND TRIBUTE – CURRENTLY STILL SHOWING AT HIVE GALLERY, ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE, BARNSLEY. 19TH NOVEMBER TO 13TH DECEMBER. OPEN 12-4PM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY Works by John Ledger – the exhibition’s ‘man made’ representative. Wall inspired work. (10 years since construction of own perpetual walls, 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall, 30 years sinceContinue reading “Truth and Tribute – exhibition photos”

“The Show Must Go on!”

“The Show Must Go On!”, 120X80cm, biro on paper “We must get capitalism back on track! The show must go on!” Who is saying this? Whenever ‘growth’ is mentioned, in talk about when this recession will lift, it is seen as an absolute good. However, economic growth means growth in construction and expansion. Expansion needsContinue reading ““The Show Must Go on!””

The Alpha Forest

Artwork currently being displayed as part of ‘Emergence’ an exhibition in Barnsley Town Centre, until 5 September 2009 The Alpha Forest (2009, mixed media) The ‘Alpha Forest’ is a global hegemony, anything different living in the forest, anything not following the route, cannot survive. All the hands point up competing to be the best, theContinue reading “The Alpha Forest”

Making ‘The Alpha Forest’

So far this year I have spent some hours of every day developing ‘The Alpha Forest’. Here are some photographs of the progression

Global Pillage

Global Pillage, ballpoint pen on paper, 70X115cm This is the Easter Island Catastrophe but on a global scale. Each Nation eating up its own land and resources, connected by a hegemonic paradigm – perpetuated to the masses through global communication, yet disconnected through increasingly nationalistic and far right politics, caused as conflict begins to riseContinue reading “Global Pillage”