Adina Andrus 'Amulet #1'
"Amulet #1" - glazed stoneware, metal and plastic food wrapper, 12x6in., 2020.
Artist Statement
“My work is symbolic of everyday habits and momentous rituals that signify our sense of belonging and cultural identity. Drawing in part from ancient and folk imagery from my native country, Romania, I find commonalities across history and place, eliciting a recognition of various symbols, while opening them up to modern interpretation. Merging traditional materials with contemporary ones explore dualities of old/new, ancient/contemporary, durable/disposable. Drawings on textured surfaces and 3D objects are in a constant dialogue between intuitive and planned and allow me to preserve my connection to ancestral art while expanding the dialogue of traditional and contemporary art making.”
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. Andrus has exhibited work in New York City and in galleries across the United States, including the St. Louis Artists 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 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.
"Amulet #1" - glazed stoneware, metal and plastic food wrapper, 12x6in., 2020.
Artist Statement
“My work is symbolic of everyday habits and momentous rituals that signify our sense of belonging and cultural identity. Drawing in part from ancient and folk imagery from my native country, Romania, I find commonalities across history and place, eliciting a recognition of various symbols, while opening them up to modern interpretation. Merging traditional materials with contemporary ones explore dualities of old/new, ancient/contemporary, durable/disposable. Drawings on textured surfaces and 3D objects are in a constant dialogue between intuitive and planned and allow me to preserve my connection to ancestral art while expanding the dialogue of traditional and contemporary art making.”
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. Andrus has exhibited work in New York City and in galleries across the United States, including the St. Louis Artists 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 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.
"Amulet #1" - glazed stoneware, metal and plastic food wrapper, 12x6in., 2020.
Artist Statement
“My work is symbolic of everyday habits and momentous rituals that signify our sense of belonging and cultural identity. Drawing in part from ancient and folk imagery from my native country, Romania, I find commonalities across history and place, eliciting a recognition of various symbols, while opening them up to modern interpretation. Merging traditional materials with contemporary ones explore dualities of old/new, ancient/contemporary, durable/disposable. Drawings on textured surfaces and 3D objects are in a constant dialogue between intuitive and planned and allow me to preserve my connection to ancestral art while expanding the dialogue of traditional and contemporary art making.”
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. Andrus has exhibited work in New York City and in galleries across the United States, including the St. Louis Artists 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 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.