“My goal is to make works that are both personal and universal, inspirational, and empathetic,” said Adams. “I am motivated by my own life as a father, artist, and spiritual being in the hopes that I can bring something important to the community. Each element in my work is symbolic. For example, I wore a flower in my lapel every day for a year and collected each flower in a bowl in the studio. These flowers ended up in my paintings as part of the system of life and beauty that surrounds us daily, infused with the spirit and time of my daily activity. I hope my work uplifts viewers and charts a path for choosing to see the beauty and worth behind everything, no matter how insignificant. There is magic in our power to choose joy.”
Five Miles features all new multimedia paintings, created in the artist’s signature style, and layered with cyphers and narratives. Representing joy, empowerment, faith, fatherhood, and wisdom, this body of work offers the viewer a moment of reflection and encouragement. Adams employs a series of animal characters including a pride male lion and a blue (collar) horse to narrate his complex biographical and metaphorical stories.
