Chee-Keong Kung begins each piece with the intention to capture the spontaneity and immediacy of the painting process. Washes, brush strokes, or lines are laid down as stimuli for subsequent moves. Kung responds to surface qualities, material characteristics, and the activity of mark-making in developing the work. Accidental drips, smears and fingerprints become impetuses for further moves and are integral components of the evolving composition.
Michael Corigliano’s work is a playful, yet introspective study of the embarrassing internal struggle of alter egos that befuddle a single father consumed by anxieties of middle age. This visual story is framed by the personal characters of a man propelled into an experience that challenges his identity and conflicts with his own needs and desires. As he begins to rediscover and reinvent himself, all of his internal egos surface and come out to play, in the most awkward way possible, in public. Stumbling Forward will feature photographs and sculptures from Michael’s recent performances he has been presenting throughout the city.
Adam Bradley’s work consists of small scale figures cast from both aluminum and bronze. Bradley uses expressive gestures as metaphors for emotional or psychological state of mind. The figures deal with themes of vulnerability, anxiety, desperation. These characters struggle to maintain their sense of self. They have the features of birds and fish to symbolize that they have moved away from what is rational and now are driven by instinct.
Bradley is a Washington, DC based figurative sculptor. Narrative is important in his work. He tends to work with themes such as fear and anxiety, need and desire, isolation and vulnerability. His larger work is generally loosely constructed from steel, wood and found materials. His smaller work is cast in bronze and aluminum.
“Nathan’s”
“Coney Island”
“Cherry Blossoms”
“Bridge 1”
“I can drink you down”
