Kim Adams (born 17 December 1951) is a Canadian sculptor whose assemblages have provided both iconography and media since the 1980s.[1][2] His visual style is influenced by industrial design, architecture and automotive design.[3] His work incorporates the model railroading technique of kitbashing,[4] and bright stock colours and prefabricated elements are important ingredients in his large-scale sculptures. His small surreal landscapes are reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch.
The Mendel Art Gallery acquired Kim Adams' sculpture Love Birds in 2013. The work expands ideas first developed by Adams in the 1980s with small-scale models about the relationship between two objects and the space they inhabit.[5]
References
- ^ Marg Langton (23 July 1992). "Earth Machines". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Sloan, Johanne (2010). The New Figuration: From Pop to Postmodernism, The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century. Canada: Oxford. p. 275. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Colin Dabkowski (8 October 2010). "Kim Adams' 'Optic Nerve' lights up Babeville". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Murray Whyte (10 November 2010). "National Gallery a welcome addition to Queen West". Toronto Star. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Mendel Art Gallery Announces Major Gift to its Collection From BMO Financial Group". Mendel Art Gallery. Retrieved 28 March 2015.