Adina Andrus "June"
$1250. Glazed stoneware, plastic, metal and 24k gold leaf, 24x12in., 2021.
Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.
Artist statement
My work is symbolic of everyday habits and momentous rituals that signify our sense of belonging and cultural identity. Drawing from ancient imagery and folk art from Romania, my native country, I find commonalities across history and place, eliciting a recognition of various signs and symbols, while also opening them up to modern interpretation. Merging traditional materials with contemporary ones and collected man-made objects, I create pieces rooted in personal everyday experiences and explore the dualities of here/there, old/new, durable/disposable. My process is rooted in traditional craft. Through the materiality and tactility of my media, I invite the viewer to observe the details of the works as a way of discovering personal and universal meaning. Drawings and 3D objects are in a constant dialogue between intuitive and planned and allow me to preserve my connection to ancestral practices while expanding the dialogue of traditional and contemporary art.
Artist bio
Adina Andrus works across various media, creating 2D mixed media pieces, sculptures, drawings and installations that confront questions of memory, belonging, and visual culture across time and space. Her works, while rooted in the ancient and folk art of her native country, Romania, allude to a universal pool of images and symbols that we inherit, consume and are guided by, while simultaneously interpreting them and contributing new, contemporary meanings. Andrus has exhibited work in New York City and in numerous galleries across the United States, including the St. Louis Artists Guild, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild and Ely Contemporary Art Center, as well as in Bucharest, Romania. She studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and the Art Students’ League in New York City. In 2020 she was a recipient of the Queens Council for the Arts New Work Grant.
$1250. Glazed stoneware, plastic, metal and 24k gold leaf, 24x12in., 2021.
Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.
Artist statement
My work is symbolic of everyday habits and momentous rituals that signify our sense of belonging and cultural identity. Drawing from ancient imagery and folk art from Romania, my native country, I find commonalities across history and place, eliciting a recognition of various signs and symbols, while also opening them up to modern interpretation. Merging traditional materials with contemporary ones and collected man-made objects, I create pieces rooted in personal everyday experiences and explore the dualities of here/there, old/new, durable/disposable. My process is rooted in traditional craft. Through the materiality and tactility of my media, I invite the viewer to observe the details of the works as a way of discovering personal and universal meaning. Drawings and 3D objects are in a constant dialogue between intuitive and planned and allow me to preserve my connection to ancestral practices while expanding the dialogue of traditional and contemporary art.
Artist bio
Adina Andrus works across various media, creating 2D mixed media pieces, sculptures, drawings and installations that confront questions of memory, belonging, and visual culture across time and space. Her works, while rooted in the ancient and folk art of her native country, Romania, allude to a universal pool of images and symbols that we inherit, consume and are guided by, while simultaneously interpreting them and contributing new, contemporary meanings. Andrus has exhibited work in New York City and in numerous galleries across the United States, including the St. Louis Artists Guild, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild and Ely Contemporary Art Center, as well as in Bucharest, Romania. She studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and the Art Students’ League in New York City. In 2020 she was a recipient of the Queens Council for the Arts New Work Grant.
$1250. Glazed stoneware, plastic, metal and 24k gold leaf, 24x12in., 2021.
Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.
Artist statement
My work is symbolic of everyday habits and momentous rituals that signify our sense of belonging and cultural identity. Drawing from ancient imagery and folk art from Romania, my native country, I find commonalities across history and place, eliciting a recognition of various signs and symbols, while also opening them up to modern interpretation. Merging traditional materials with contemporary ones and collected man-made objects, I create pieces rooted in personal everyday experiences and explore the dualities of here/there, old/new, durable/disposable. My process is rooted in traditional craft. Through the materiality and tactility of my media, I invite the viewer to observe the details of the works as a way of discovering personal and universal meaning. Drawings and 3D objects are in a constant dialogue between intuitive and planned and allow me to preserve my connection to ancestral practices while expanding the dialogue of traditional and contemporary art.
Artist bio
Adina Andrus works across various media, creating 2D mixed media pieces, sculptures, drawings and installations that confront questions of memory, belonging, and visual culture across time and space. Her works, while rooted in the ancient and folk art of her native country, Romania, allude to a universal pool of images and symbols that we inherit, consume and are guided by, while simultaneously interpreting them and contributing new, contemporary meanings. Andrus has exhibited work in New York City and in numerous galleries across the United States, including the St. Louis Artists Guild, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild and Ely Contemporary Art Center, as well as in Bucharest, Romania. She studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and the Art Students’ League in New York City. In 2020 she was a recipient of the Queens Council for the Arts New Work Grant.