Adam Scarth Private View
Thursday 8th October, 18:00
We are delighted to present ‘I wish I knew how to talk through time’, a debut solo show of abstract impressionist paintings by British Cinematographer Adam Scarth.
A deeply personal body of work exploring the delicate relationship between landscape, memory and light, informed by two profoundly connected experiences; the loss of Scarth's mother and the anticipation of becoming a father. Rather than depicting either, the paintings occupy the space where grief, joy, nostalgia and love become inseparable. Gardens, horizons and fragments of remembered landscape surface through successive layers of paint before dissolving again, creating works that exist somewhere between abstraction and impressionism, between the memory of a place and the place itself.
A deeply personal body of work exploring the delicate relationship between landscape, memory and light, informed by two profoundly connected experiences; the loss of Scarth's mother and the anticipation of becoming a father. Rather than depicting either, the paintings occupy the space where grief, joy, nostalgia and love become inseparable. Gardens, horizons and fragments of remembered landscape surface through successive layers of paint before dissolving again, creating works that exist somewhere between abstraction and impressionism, between the memory of a place and the place itself.
Developed over the past five years, this collection marks a significant evolution for an artist whose sensitivity to colour, composition and atmosphere has informed distinctive work in contemporary British film and television. With credits including Under Salt Marsh, Top Boy and the BAFTA-nominated Apostasy. His painting practice has evolved privately from figurative charcoal and pastel works into richly layered semi-abstractions. Drawing on the same sensitivity to light and atmosphere that informs his cinematography, these works are unconstrained by script or camera. Instead, they allow instinct to lead.
Georgia Stoneman comments:
"It is very rare that grief expresses itself as beautifully as it has in Adam's work. The paintings seem serene and contemplative; then their titles reveal a far deeper emotional resonance, inviting the viewer to experience it in a profoundly different way. Introducing these remarkable works to the world has been a great privilege and a huge honour".
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