Paregoric and Three Poppies. 2008. Acrylic on paper 22 x 22 inches.
I came across Adam Stennett's work after seeing his piece "Paregoric and Three Poppies" in an email newsletter from Irvine Contemporary, in my opinion THE best contemporary art gallery in Washington, D.C. I love this series of still life drawings that revolves around strange drugs. Says Irvine,
Adam Stennett has been working with photorealist styles for several years as ways to present provocative scenes that challenge the way we read an image. In recent paintings, he presents what appear to be still-life genre paintings of drug ingredients and over-the-counter medicines. The paintings have an eerie, almost documentary quality, as if an Old Master set up common plants and medical implements in a studio.
To learn more about Adam, go to www.adamstennett.com
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