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Brendan Adams

Southern Sky Exhibition
Saturday October 25 Opening Preview 4pm

Born in Auckland in 1961,Brendan has been making a living from clay since 1987. With Kathryn his wife, he set up Out of the Blue, a shop in Kingsland, Auckland which they had for 10 years. Together they now run Brendan Adams Design from their home studio in Auckland. Brendan has a diploma in Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic, where he majored in painting. Brendan’s domestic ware is well recognised for its pacific colours, its easy going kiwi attitude and inventiveness, he is also well known for his abstract and figurative sculpture. His work has been exhibited throughout the country in major competitions and exhibitions where he has won several awards, and is represented in the Auckland Museum, James Wallace Trust and regional collections. Brendan has amassed a large following of clientele who appreciate his fine New Zealand ceramics and creative and unusual sculpture. More recently his contemporary sculpture has seen him combine other materials with the ceramics such as steel, brass, alluminium and wood.

Brendan Adams Artist Statement In assembling the works for this show I have focused on describing the layers that make our world;  space, sky, land and water.  Some pieces have peoples sandwiched into these layers.  Many deal with the changes  in texture, weight and space between the strata and the cycles this creates (mandala) . These works were planned and made over many months. The many different components coming together slowly and the plans changing and growing as the units were produced. As some of the larger works have only been assembled on the floor I will be seeing them properly for the first time when we set up the show.

"Land, Sea, Sky Mandala " Ceramic, Wood, Cast Alluminium	"Southern Cross 3 " Wood,Ceramic, Cast Alluminium	"Pioneers 2 " Ceramic Fondue, Earthenware, Brass
"Volcanic Cone" Wood,Ceramic,Copper