Space Buns Style Variation 2 By Derrick Adams Signed Limited Edition Print
Details
Derrick Adams's new prints, a continuation of his Style Variation series, explore Black identity and empowerment achieved through acts of styling. They celebrate rituals of self-expression that do not need to be contextualized to have value, and they champion what Adams calls one’s individual “fantastic-ness.”
Editors' Note
Derrick Adams is a multidisciplinary artist, with a practice that includes painting, sculpture, collage, performance, video, and public installations. Adams’ work is known for its cubist-like, geometric forms that coalesce into colorful, figurative compositions of contemporary Black life and culture. The artist expands the dialogue around these subjects, often depicting moments of normalcy, leisure, joy, perseverance, and success. Embedded in his practice is a fascination with the “structure” of identity—how we see ourselves, how we project ourselves outwardly to the world, how others perceive us, and how media, visual culture, and consumerism seep into and impact each of these constructs. Through his signature collage style, Adams deconstructs and reassembles Black archetypes seen in advertisements, TV shows, music videos, and national news, and in the process, lays bare the inherent cultural and racial stereotypes that are pervasive throughout popular culture.
Details
Derrick Adams's new prints, a continuation of his Style Variation series, explore Black identity and empowerment achieved through acts of styling. They celebrate rituals of self-expression that do not need to be contextualized to have value, and they champion what Adams calls one’s individual “fantastic-ness.”
Editors' Note
Derrick Adams is a multidisciplinary artist, with a practice that includes painting, sculpture, collage, performance, video, and public installations. Adams’ work is known for its cubist-like, geometric forms that coalesce into colorful, figurative compositions of contemporary Black life and culture. The artist expands the dialogue around these subjects, often depicting moments of normalcy, leisure, joy, perseverance, and success. Embedded in his practice is a fascination with the “structure” of identity—how we see ourselves, how we project ourselves outwardly to the world, how others perceive us, and how media, visual culture, and consumerism seep into and impact each of these constructs. Through his signature collage style, Adams deconstructs and reassembles Black archetypes seen in advertisements, TV shows, music videos, and national news, and in the process, lays bare the inherent cultural and racial stereotypes that are pervasive throughout popular culture.
Details
Derrick Adams's new prints, a continuation of his Style Variation series, explore Black identity and empowerment achieved through acts of styling. They celebrate rituals of self-expression that do not need to be contextualized to have value, and they champion what Adams calls one’s individual “fantastic-ness.”
Editors' Note
Derrick Adams is a multidisciplinary artist, with a practice that includes painting, sculpture, collage, performance, video, and public installations. Adams’ work is known for its cubist-like, geometric forms that coalesce into colorful, figurative compositions of contemporary Black life and culture. The artist expands the dialogue around these subjects, often depicting moments of normalcy, leisure, joy, perseverance, and success. Embedded in his practice is a fascination with the “structure” of identity—how we see ourselves, how we project ourselves outwardly to the world, how others perceive us, and how media, visual culture, and consumerism seep into and impact each of these constructs. Through his signature collage style, Adams deconstructs and reassembles Black archetypes seen in advertisements, TV shows, music videos, and national news, and in the process, lays bare the inherent cultural and racial stereotypes that are pervasive throughout popular culture.
Additional Details
Created in 2023
Signed and numbered by the artist from an edition of 50
Screenprint and archival inkjet
27" H x 20" W
Framing options available
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