Edward Lane McCartney's "Topographies and Tantrums" series converges as a culminating point of endless conversations and ruminations over recent years as to the identity of his work and the identity of himself as an artist. As its title suggests, "Topographies and Tantrums" presents as a show in two parts—as an expression of joy and self-exuberance and as an exclamation of thought-provoking, aesthetically intriguing, and environmentally/visually inspired works.
Part one, "Topographies", began after McCartney made a pilgrimage in the Spring of 2016 to the Southwestern U.S., traveling through the basins, plains, and varied geography of the region and connecting with Hopi people and culture.
In part two, "Tantrums", McCartney resolves his own crisis of identity with the self-realization that the works he creates are as much a part of himself and his creative practice as the externally influenced works.
Edward Lane McCartney resides in Houston, TX, where he has been creating art since 1999. In 2019, McCartney had a solo exhibition, "Case Studies", at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC). Also, in 2019, select group exhibitions featuring McCartney’s work included "Seeing Ourselves: Visual and Verbal Self-Portraits and Selfies" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) and shows at the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts (El Paso, TX) and Museum of Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX). He has studied at the Glassell School of Art (MFAH) and served as the Board President of HCCC, from where he is a former participant in their Artist in Residence Program. McCartney remains active in the local arts community.
