Adam Henry
Adam Henry
Workspace Program Resident 2012
With image and object making I believe it is possible to explore realities that logic cannot reach.
Upon my first meeting with Paul Wong, we agreed to explore multiple ways of creating pulp paintings. The anomaly that happens through experimentation was of the highest priority. We expected to use the first few sessions to explore the material and it’s flexibility. I began with basic shapes as a starting point- a circle, rectangle or a triangle. I was initially interested in making color gradients with the geometry and surrounding space however, blending the colored pulp presented difficulties. After many attempts, Paul and I decided to experiment with sprayed water to disperse the colored pulp, blurring figure and ground within the paper itself. Although unconventional and difficult to control, the destruction of the shape as it blended into the wet pulp created pools and stains that evolved from layering the dissolving shapes. These colored auras are records of the shape’s destruction and reconstruction. Both big bang and black hole.
— Adam Henry, 2012
In the Studio
About the Artist
Adam Henry (b. 1974, Pueblo, Colorado) received a BFA from the University of New Mexico and a MFA from Yale University. Henry has shown at institutions including New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, Skirball Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, South Street Seaport Museum, New York, Median Museum, Beijing, Ke Center for Contemporary Art, Shanghai, Center for Experimental and Perceptual Art, Buffalo, New York, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, and Bronx Museum, New York, among others. He has been an artist-in-resident at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Artist Alliance Lower East Side Residency, and the LMCC Residency at the World Trade Center, NY. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York and is represented by Joe Sheftel Gallery. (Source: Artspace and artist’s website)
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