{"id":68,"date":"2023-06-16T23:51:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shawnedwards.art\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2023-07-07T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:17:29","slug":"about-shawn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shawnedwards.art\/index.php\/about-shawn\/","title":{"rendered":"About Shawn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo:  \u00a9 2022 Agnieszka Czarnecka-Wiacek. All Rights Reserved. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shawn Edwards<\/strong>
b. 1959, lives and works in New Mexico, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawn Edwards is an extraordinary artist and a retired bull rider. With his artworks, Shawn explores the complex themes of traumatic experiences with his abusive mother in childhood, a rodeo accident that almost cost him his life, death and birth, spiritual transformation, and self-transcendence. Through his graphite-on-illustration board technique and careful chiaroscuro, Shawn’s works investigate the difference between fate and destiny while reflecting on his own neurological fitness journey – for Shawn, drawing was no longer just an artistic expression but a way to regain neurological fitness after his accident. His expansive and intricate drawing style draws inspiration from Mexican naive art, as well as from mass culture waste found on the internet and he creates works of art in both large and medium formats alike. Born in Denver, Shawn graduated from Fort Lewis College before settling down to live off the grid and work in New Mexico, U.S. He continues to do art as a meaningful part of his life that allows him to express his essence freely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n