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Hi, my name is Brandon Adamson. Thank you for visiting my website. Common themes in my work are escapism, understated sarcasm, pseudo-science and the (attempted) recapture of lost innocence ... often through artificial means. Indeed, art can be a great form of escapism, a way to distance ourselves emotionally from our existence when it is not always physically possible. This is one of the reasons I'm drawn to abstract art, in that it bares almost no resemblance to the world we live in and does not associate mentally with popular cultures of time periods I find unappealing. I strive to create works that live up to the future as it was envisioned in the 1950's and 1960's, an optmistic, achievement oriented civilization. I watch old movies and listen to records for inspiration. I obsess over color usage and composition. I never paint with just the painting itself in mind. Rather, I imagine the context and visualize the entire room the piece would be in. Ambiance is a crucial aspect of everything I do. I often make things which are intentionally boring and lifeless to confound and spite those with limited attention spans. This has been known to irritate a great many people. I only listen to AM radio, and occasionally enjoy tuning to a spot on the dial that offers nothing but static when I want to get away from it all. I love the thin sound produced by old pocket transistor radios. I have written poetry for many years. Over the years some of my poems have appeared in The San Fernando Poetry Journal., Plazm Magazine, and numerous other literary magazines and small press publications. I've always been a reclusive, anti-social person that frequently finds himself in social situations . Like Richard Nixon, I'm an introvert in an extrovert's business. I live in a 1967 built condo in Arcadia, which has been said to vaguely resemble a Bond villain headquarters(complete with megalomania and narcissistic tendencies of it's primary dweller) I'm a serious minded person, but I try not to take life too seriously. We'll be dead before we know it. I'm old fashioned but young at heart. I enjoy romance, curiosity, imagination and adventure most of all.. If you're in the Phoenix area, and would like to commission me for a painting or large piece of abstract art, feel free to email me at brandonista@yahoo.com I would be happy to work with you.
sincerely,
Publisher: Wasteland Press (2008) ISBN-13: 978-1600471773 |
 Apricots and Afterthoughts |
 Costume Drama |
 Glow in the Dark Boy |
 Bright Colors That Fade |
 Springtime in Paris |
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