Event
After Progress
Adam Viens
Real Art Ways presents After Progress;
a solo exhibition by Adam Viens
Viens is a mixed-media artist whose work delves into concepts of time, perception, memory, and philosophy. As a physical representation of intellectual and emotional processes, Viens’ work presents a combination of frantic, improvisational technique and slow, interpretive contemplation. The result is admittedly abstract however, frequently edging in and out of vague spatial representation.
After Progress is predicated on personal interpretation, explains Viens, “The work is not didactic, it is not a declaration. It is an invitation…Being an artist becomes a lens in which we see all of life and yet, who we are in the wider world requires different ways of thinking; different ways of being. These works explore some of those component parts within the variety of experiences and why there tends to be a disconnect between what we feel our lives should be and how we actually live them. Numerous visual languages are used to create tension. The works include both natural processes (the raw chemistry and elemental properties of the medium) as well as mark- making used in trade work, scrawling done by the human hand, and large sweeping gestures. This alludes to the conflict between thinking and feeling.”
After Progress is curated by Peter Albano.
About the Artist
Viens is a mixed media artist from Connecticut. Born in December, 1989, in Rockville, CT, Adam was raised one of five siblings to a single mother and grew up playing in the woods on their property amongst the refuse of what used to be an unofficial town dump. Adam was initially self taught but did attend Manchester Community College in his early twenties where he fine tuned his skills and understanding with the help of the fantastic faculty at the time. No fancy programs or degrees. Adam continues pursuing a career as an artist in his converted barn studio in Middletown, CT. In 2019 he started a contracting company, EarthSake Initiatives that specializes in design-driven, eco- renovations and in 2023 started a sister company, EarthSake Studios that utilizes reclaimed materials from job sites to make unique, bespoke furniture. While still participating in exhibitions throughout New England, Viens art and furniture can be found at Monger’s Market in Bridgeport, CT.
