Edelman also has a successful series of work called “Scapes,” which capture landscapes, seascapes and more as she travels the world, sometimes accompanying husband John, who heads up Design Within Reach, on business trips.
Edelman, a mother of two, agrees that photography plays a big part in their home’s aesthetic as well. Works by Richard Avedon, Gordon Parks and Mark Seliger dot the living room.
“We do collect photographs,” she says. “It’s one of the gifts we give each other for every major occasion.”
But for every famous image, there are twice as many family photographs, including an entire wall filled with decades of memories.
Photographs have a way of connecting with people, as Edelman’s work has clearly done.
James Brown is the general manager of 121, a restaurant-bar in the heart of North Salem’s horse country. Edelman’s exhibition there last spring was so well-received, he says, that her “compelling” work is gracing its interior for the foreseeable future.
“It’s a glove fit,” Brown says. “The magnitude… the force of her work fits us very well.”
And it fits equally well into Edelman’s own life, with her trips to Uruguay bringing her rewards she could never have imagined.
“Whenever I’m there I get overwhelmed by calm. I get this sense of tranquility. I think by taking so many pictures it’s me wanting to capture that, take it home with me.”
And then share it with others.
To find out more about Edelman’s work, visit bonnieedelman.com or contact Heather Gaudio Fine Art in New Canaan at heathergaudiofineart.com or (203) 801-9590.
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