December 4-24, 2015

Desperate Ones

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. Bradley received his Masters in Fine Art from Maryland Institute College of Art, the Rinehart School of Sculpture in 2000. Since the completion of his degree he has been teaching Foundations, Drawing and Sculpture at George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, and the Catholic University of America. He currently has a studio space at the Off the Beaten Track warehouse.