Adam Bunn

@Fold

My art is rooted in a rich mosaic of inspirations including the contours of the human body, the vibrant tapestry of Americana, the violent but captivating mythology of the Old West, the boundless realms of science fiction, and the evocative strokes of Abstract Expressionism and Impressionism.

The genesis of my current series traces back to unassuming origins - doodles born from the margins of my notepad during work meetings. Amidst the rigid geometric patterns built on the grid of the page, my pen would sometimes wander to the creation of sack-like forms. Over time, these forms began to shed their abstract origins, gaining definition and volume. They started to occupy their own space - both on the paper and in my imagination. They took on a life of their own, developing sentience and behaviours.

These entities, tethered to the canvas, suggest narratives of confinement, transformation, mutation, the known and the unknown, the seen and the unseen.

Elephant Head

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Description

Trunked sack like forms with vivid magenta skin are trussed up and hanging from ropes in an abstract space. Who has bound them and why remains a mystery.

In this piece I continued to experiment with illustrating the entities from different angles. I also pushed the magenta value high, working nto this with strong charcoal and black pastel. The vivid, worked form in the foreground combined with traces of the painting process including an un-erased prior sketch of the snout combine to make Elephant Head is among the best examples of the drawings from 2020.

Dimensions

302 x 302 milimeters

Style