ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the signs and signifiers that mark our landscapes. Through the materiality of painting, drawing, and printmaking, I embody the sense, shape, and experience of discovering these markers. My studio practice is peripatetic, relying on objects that cross my path during day-to-day travels. Once in the studio, I manipulate formal elements to highlight how these markers are often tied to the social, cultural, political, and economic circumstances under which we labor. My translation of a marker becomes an investigation into manifesting memory, legibility, and illegibility. The work points to the enduring signifiers of shared space, double meanings/readings, and the residues of class, guiding viewers to recall their personal and collective memories.
BIO
Carris Adams is an artist, educator, and administrator working in the world.
My work explores the signs and signifiers that mark our landscapes. Through the materiality of painting, drawing, and printmaking, I embody the sense, shape, and experience of discovering these markers. My studio practice is peripatetic, relying on objects that cross my path during day-to-day travels. Once in the studio, I manipulate formal elements to highlight how these markers are often tied to the social, cultural, political, and economic circumstances under which we labor. My translation of a marker becomes an investigation into manifesting memory, legibility, and illegibility. The work points to the enduring signifiers of shared space, double meanings/readings, and the residues of class, guiding viewers to recall their personal and collective memories.
BIO
Carris Adams is an artist, educator, and administrator working in the world.
Adams is represented by Goldfinch Gallery in Chicago, IL