Coates & Scarry are thrilled to announce ’Gatherings’ a solo exhibition of oil paintings, works on
paper and stained glass by British artist Adam Dix curated in collaboration with curator Inez Suen.
Interweaving propaganda, cultural tradition, communication technology and cultural gatherings Dix
explores the collective sense of society and belonging in an age when technology and humans are
increasingly entangled.Satellite dishes, screens and transmission towers are recurring focal motifs
in Dix’s paintings indicating societies reliance on communication using a myriad of communications
technology.
Human gatherings are depicted alongside the technological apparatus, children playing computer
games, scientists interpreting data, and costumed gatherings reminiscent of village green
traditions. Dix’s work poses questions about society, tradition and the increasing web of
technological connectivity.
Very much influenced by computers, cinema and mobile phones Dix references the back lit,
shallow depth of field of the screen by building up layers of translucent oil glazes with brushes
and stencils. The overlapping glazes create areas of interference typical of earlier screen
technology. Recent backlit stained glass work also infers screen technology.
The show will run this April from the 19th at Midland Road Bristol.
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