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Contradictions
Ade Adesina, 11 June - 2 July 2022

Contradictions: Ade Adesina

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  • Exhibition catalogue
  • Artworks
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  • Ade Adesina, Contradictions
    Artworks

    Press Release

    Ae Adesina | Contradictions

    Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce Contradictions’a solo exhibition by the award -winning artist Ade Adesina. In this ambitious exhibition, Ade is set to reveal one of his largest lino-cut prints to date. 

     

    His exhibition Contradictions – defined as set of ideas or statements which are opposed to one another- will investigate a range of themes that often appear in his work, such as climate change, migration, global conflict and politics.

     

    His preferred medium is lino-cut. Each work is an intricate, laboriously made narrative image, the artist carving and cutting into the surface to create a relief surface on which the print is made. Ade likes to work intuitively, rather than planning each work. 

     

    He has said of his process; ‘I work in a very strange way. Every print, sculpture or painting owns a story; it is like reading a novel. There are different characters coming in at different chapters. I don’t find it interesting knowing where a piece of work is going to end before I begin. I can start on the earth and end on the moon. What I enjoy most includes not knowing what direction a piece of work is going.’

     

    Buildings and machinery, even cities, appear in scorched deserts; winged sharks circle above in the sky along with dark suns and strange, ominous weather. Contrasting imagery from different cultures makes for intriguing works, his influences ranging from his native Nigeria to recent travels in Italy, Germany and the Scottish Islands. The 'Tree of Life', the African Baobab tree, is a recurring motif, often standing alone as an emblem of survival, depicted completely surrounded by sprawling human civilisation or in a ruined wasteland. In other works, the tree is at the hands of beetle-like machines, cutting and sawing into it. Visually striking and complex, these works urge the viewer to reflect on the past, the present and the future.

     

    "My work is a visual commentary around the ideas of ecology and our ever-changing world. I am fascinated by how the human footprint is affecting our planet. Our world is full of wonderful landscapes and I wish to highlight the continual damage caused through things such as deforestation, the politics of energy consumption, and endangered wild species."

     

    Ade Adesina was born in Nigeria 1980. He is currently a full-time artist based in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied printmaking at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, and was elected as a Royal Scottish Academician in 2017. He is a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Art, The London Group and Associate Member Royal Society of Painter-printmakers. He has also Artist in Residence at Eton College & Glasgow Print Studio.

     

    Among other accolades, Ade’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, where he received the London Original Print Fair Prize.   

     

  • Exhibition catalogue

  • Artworks
    • Ade Adesina, A l'Aube (Sunrise)
      Ade Adesina, A l'Aube (Sunrise)
    • Ade Adesina, Bubble
      Ade Adesina, Bubble Sold
    • Ade Adesina, Conditional Love
      Ade Adesina, Conditional Love
    • Ade Adesina, Contradictions
      Ade Adesina, Contradictions
    • Ade Adesina, Cradle
      Ade Adesina, Cradle Sold
    • Ade Adesina, Definition
      Ade Adesina, Definition
    • Ade Adesina, Deja Vu I
      Ade Adesina, Deja Vu I
    • Ade Adesina, Deja Vu II
      Ade Adesina, Deja Vu II
    • Ade Adesina, Everyway but Forward
      Ade Adesina, Everyway but Forward
    • Ade Adesina, Hush
      Ade Adesina, Hush Sold
    • Ade Adesina, Mechanic
      Ade Adesina, Mechanic
    • Ade Adesina, Miles
      Ade Adesina, Miles
    • Ade Adesina, New Leaf
      Ade Adesina, New Leaf Sold
    • Ade Adesina, Parallel
      Ade Adesina, Parallel
    • Ade Adesina, Road to Riches
      Ade Adesina, Road to Riches
    • Ade Adesina, Soul
      Ade Adesina, Soul
    • Ade Adesina, Tic Toc
      Ade Adesina, Tic Toc
    • Ade Adesina, Town Crier
      Ade Adesina, Town Crier
    • Ade Adesina, Trickle
      Ade Adesina, Trickle
    • Ade Adesina, Twenty Twenty
      Ade Adesina, Twenty Twenty Sold
    • Ade Adesina, Whitby Translated
      Ade Adesina, Whitby Translated
    Close
  • News
    • Ade Adesina at the Royal Academy

      Ade Adesina at the Royal Academy

      'Parallel' on show in the print room curated by Grayson Perry RA Read more
    • Ade Adesina RSA ‘Contradictions’ now on!

      Ade Adesina RSA ‘Contradictions’ now on!

      His solo show continues until 2nd July Read more
    • Studio visits in Scotland

      Studio visits in Scotland

      Catherine Rayner and Ade Adesina Read more
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