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Bruce AdamsThe Self is a Construction2001 - 2006
2001 - 2006
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Bruce Adams is best known as a conceptually based figurative painter who references various (often historical) painting styles. In exploring the act of painting, Adams peels back the layers of meaning inherent in making and viewing art.
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The concept for this work grew out of a chance occurrence. Having just finished a series of work, and not quite settled on what to do next, I came across a set of index cards containing lecture notes written by my studio partner for a lecture he had done some years before. Though clearly art-related, the notations viewed out of context, had no specific meaning. Some were vaguely familiar quotes while others read as non-sequiturs. As I studied them I became aware that I was mentally creating contexts for the written fragments independent of the writer’s intention. I began viewing them as painting titles and imagining what the paintings might look like. This spontaneous response is not inconsistent with what Andre Breton referred to as “pure psychic automatism.”
- Creator:Bruce Adams (1952, American)
- Creation Year:2001 - 2006
- Dimensions:Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Buffalo, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1392436642
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