Selected Work
Printmaking
- Monotype
- Relief
Drawing
- A little bit of everything
- Portraits / figures
Artists’ books & other objects
Mixed media
Sketchbooks & process
Projects
- Figures - 2024
Bio
Images from working process and from “Collide / Connect” - Bridge House Art Portfolio Course Exhibition, Feb 25 - Mar 3 2024.
Artist Statement - Nancy Kassam-Adams
I have been fascinated by the power of human figures in images – how figures, even when only partially described, can add a sense of human connection or suggest a narrative. For this project, I wanted to explore surprising juxtapositions of figures with pattern, background, and shadows, particularly abstracted / simplified figures and those that are only partially seen or not fully described: “the image of someone who might have been there”.
Grounded in drawing from observation, I used printmaking and collage and built three-dimensional pieces to explore these themes. This work incorporates a range of found and re-purposed materials including cardboard, newspapers, packaging materials, old books and maps, and salvaged / secondhand fabric and textiles.