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Adam Fowler is an artist who creates delicate and layered drawings with graphite pencil on hand printed paper. He uses an X-acto knife to excise the negative spaces of each sheet, creating a lace-like effect. His works are available for purchase and inquiry.
Oct 7, 2009 · In the Studio: Adam Fowler. In the Studio: Adam Fowler. Watch on. Adam Fowler's cut paper drawings are as complicated as they are delicate. In this video, he describes his creative process and shows the incredible layering that makes his work so impressive. Oct 7, 2009. Tickets.
BIOGRAPHY. Known for his painstaking process of precise cut paper constructions, Adam Fowler’s pieces are intricate sculptural drawings. After determining the scale, composition and architecture of each piece, Fowler starts by putting pencil to paper, creating gestural drawings in graphite. The initial drawings are then released with an X ...
Fowler’s editions are influenced by his layered cut paper compositions: he creates line drawings with graphite on paper and uses an x-acto knife to cut away the negative space, revealing a complex lace-like sheet. Adam Fowler has exhibited widely nationally and internationally, and has received numerous awards and grants.
Adam Fowler. Quarantine Series. . Typically, before I begin drawing a new piece, I work with a printmaker who applies color to my drawing paper using a lithography press in a shared printmaking studio. In March, as COVID-19 precautions were being put in place, I had about two drawings worth of prepared paper.
Together, Fowler’s fusion of densities and textures with contrasting layers of color adds greater depth and complexity to his already intricate works. Adam Fowler was born in Fairfax, VA and received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, in 2001.
