Adam Elias Rosendahl: Sufi Qawwali Ritual. Ink on Paper. September 2008.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a storyteller. I reconfigure my past memories to create imagined worlds. I weave images to build a balance between the ordinary and fantastic. I embellish my stories through color and line. I tell the stories of people I have met and places I have been, interlacing my own fabrications. In my narratives I seek and embrace the imperfections that characterize our human nature.

My preference for imperfection draws me toward mediums that promote spontaneity, such as watercolor, gouache, and ink. I welcome unpredictability in my process, allowing drips, splashes, and the organic layering of colors. I use color to subjectively describe the personality of the individuals I depict. I incorporate detail and line to emphasize the individual aspects of the characters in their environments. I leave portions of my composition untouched to create areas of rest, allowing space for the viewer to interpret and ascribe their own meaning.

Art Shows/Events

13 December 2012, LATE NITE ART 6, dhyana Educational Center Loft, Sebastopol, CA

24 October 2012, LATE NITE ART 5, InterPlay, Oakland, CA

26 September 2012, LATE NITE ART 4, Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, CA

1 August 2012, LATE NITE ART 3, Awaken Cafe, Oakland CA

7 June 2012, LATE NITE ART 2, Earth Honey Haven, Oakland CA

3 May 2012, LATE NITE ART 1, Cthonic Theater Warehouse, Oakland CA

21 June 2011, "The Art Affect Wake Up Experience," Metrocenter YMCA, Seattle, WA

13 August 2010, "Mission Comics Art Show," Mission Comics, San Francisco, CA

17 June 2010, 6:30 -10pm, "Frames in Motion Exhibition," Bricks and Mortar Media (BAMM), 43 Norfolk St., San Francisco , CA

2 June 2010, 6 -10pm, "Colors Art Exhibition," BAMM Latino opening party, 43 Norfolk St., San Francisco, CA

29 January 2010, 7-1am, "Menagerie Collective Group Show," Zughaus Gallery, Berkeley, CA

Adam Elias Rosendahl

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Sufi Qawwali Ritual. Ink on Paper. September 2008.

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