When I look at Adam's Screen prints and Digital prints I find myself confusing the past for the present. In the world (the one that I live in, at least), it seems that there is a need to escape from the fast pace in which we live. I have no idea what it is about the methods behind Adam's art that extend such a classic feeling. Whether admiring the simply illustrated drawings of camper trailers, airplanes, or the photographs of people in a setting that exude the joy of the moment, it's simply amazing!
There is more to Adam's art than just finding a feeling based on the emotion in the art itself. Objects that appear in Adam's art are somehow classic in the simplicity. This, together with the methods he employs while preparing a screen print or digital print, trap the distant days of 1960 so gently between the now and then!
Even though the Screen and Digital prints bring me to the point of wishing I was in the late 50's to the early 60's, his simple illustrations capture the same sentiment in a completely different manner. Simple shapes with just the right amount of detail and using layouts that capture a mid-century advertisement style lend toward the timelessness of his style. Everywhere you look, his art says, "Think about this object." Not as the object really is, but the way you would like it to be.
While contemplating the aspects mentioned above make me enjoy Adams art even more, I feel a frustration for the fact that I will not be able to attend Adam's next showing. Adam's next showing starts this Friday, November 16th and runs until January 6th of 2008. If, however, you are not like me (living in the U.S.), and you live in the UK or will be visiting the UK, I suggest that you take a trip to Aspex and support and see Adam's art.
All images are the copyright of Adam Bridgland
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All images are the copyright of Adam Bridgland
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