Square One Gallery is pleased to present "Eagle King", a solo exhibition by contemporary artist and painter Adam Handler. Join us for the opening reception event at our Central West End location Friday December 13th from 6-9pm
Adam Handler, born in Queens - NY, creates dynamic works that express naive chaos through themes of loneliness, imagination, solitude and connection. Handler studied life drawing in Italy and has shown works at exhibitions around the globe, from New York to Seoul. His recognizable characters such as bats, ghosts, and wide-eyed girls embody innocence and adolescent energy that connect viewers to a feeling of warm nostalgia, or even a sense-memory from days long ago.
As Handler describes, “...when these styles of works that you see were conceived I specifically turned off my mind and allowed only emotion, actions and spirit to guide the works.” This is exemplified in the bold, bright strokes that Handler employs. Using acrylic paint, oil stick, pencil, and markers, Handler’s child-like and passionate drawing technique produces distinctive outlined characters which almost appear flat, with little to no depth of field. The backgrounds of his works are highly detailed, but rough, vigorously drawn with scratches and markings that appear to spill over the edge of the canvas, conveying a hurried and improvised feeling.
"Being a biographical painter, my work has always been a mirror of the events that have taken place in my life. My pieces are a reflection of personal events which have transpired as well as influences from those around me and the artists who have inspired me." - Adam Handler
Opening December 13th: 6-9pm CST
Square One Gallery
4814 Washington Ave, #312
Saint Louis, MO, 63108
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