Regla de Oro exhibit.

The Regla De Oro exhibit is coming to a close, and in good time.  Regla De Oro is a fair trade shop here in minneapolis that sells all kinds of hand made items by artists.  It was a fun show, so I thought that a few pictures of the exhibit would be cool.

This is my last show here in Minneapolis...

...Next stop New York and Maui.

Artwork of the month: A recently restored masterwork.

This sculpture is truly amazing now that it has been restored to its assumed original orientation.  We used to joke about how it looked as if he was swimming, or diving into water rather than praying.  Turns out the jokes had merit.

Francesco Mochi

Italian, 1580-1654

"St. Paul the Hermit"

, marble

Before restoration.

Andrea Bergondi

Italian, 1722-1789

"St. Paul the Hermit"

1772, marble

Recently restored, repositioned and reattributed.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts purchased "St. Paul The Hermit" in the year I was born, 1973. It was believed to be the work of Italian sculptor Francesco Mochi.

Eike Schmidt, curator of sculpture and design at the Minneapolis Institute of arts, discovered that the sculpture was by Andrea Bergondi in 1775.  The Midwest Art Conservation Center, restored the sculpture, removing cement that was added in the 1960s to create a solid base, cleaned it, and reorientated the sculpture so St. Paul would appear to be praying instead of diving.  

St. Paul is the first hermit saint of the Christian church, he retreated to Egypt to live a solitary life dedicated to the worship of God.

Regardless of its story, this sculpture is on exhibit on the third floor of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and is worthy of your time.  Go check it out, spend some time with this sculpture.  

The BitTorrent series of oil paintings are Finished!

I have finally completed my compositional narratives.  I have enjoyed all of these paintings, and what is to come is sooo much crazier that i can hardly wait to complete the first three.  I hope you enjoy these works.  I added pictures the works of art that influenced this series of paintings compositionally and philosophically.

Artist Statement

This series is intended to discuss stories that have been retold continuously because of their honesty about humanity.  Within each painting I present individuals of historical significance whose impact has undeniably shaped our culture.  Spin is taking fact and altering it to both mislead and redirect the attention of an audience where the given information is manipulated to coincide with an agenda.  Spin is a deceptive heavily biased portrayal of one’s own favor of an event or situation most commonly used to answer questions or present information.  To put spin on a topic of conversation is to lie.  It is disingenuous, deceptive, highly manipulative and although indirectly, it is a method of presenting fiction as fact.

Each painting in this series is my reinterpretation of a master painting I have spent a great deal of time observing and investigating.  I have chosen subject matter that is considered classical and presents a reoccurring story in human history.  Within each painting I present individuals of historical significance whose impact has been a direct result of spin.  I relate these individuals in history with color-forms that i feel best represent the truths behind these myths.  By reinterpreting historical events that were intended and presented as spin I wish to create a dialogue about truths and how we identify with them. 

Adam M. Considine 2011

BitTorrent 1 "Jessica Lynch as the Daughters of Jethro" 

oil on canvas

40" x 30"

 Jessica lynch + "Moses defending the Daughters of Jethro"

BitTorrent 2 "Marinuis Vanderlubbe as Icarus" 

oil on canvas

36" x 48"

Marinus Van der Lubbe + Icarus and Daedalus  

BitTorrent 3 "Bernard madof as the sermon on the mount" 

oil on canvas

30" x 40"

BitTorrent 4 "Nikola Tesla as Daedalus" 

oil on canvas

30" x 40"

BitTorrent 5 "The Building of the Trojan Horse" 

oil on canvas

36" x 48"

"The Building of the Trojan Horse"

BitTorrent 6 "Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist" 

oil on linen

48" x 36"

"Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist"

BitTorrent 7 "Interventio, The story of Calypso" 

oil on linen

48" x 36"

"Calypso"

BitTorrent 8 "The story of Venus and Adonis" 

oil on linen

48" x 36"

"Venus and Adonis"

BitTorrent 9 "Apollo and the Python" 

oil on linen

36" x 48"

Ruth Duckworth "Untitled" I used the shadow of her work.

BitTorrent 10 "Andromeda" 

oil on linen

24"x 36"

"Andromeda and the sea monster"

BitTorrent 11 "Odysses Itch" 

oil on linen

24" x 36"

BitTorrent 12 "The Peloponnesian War" 

oil on linen

24" x 36"

I hope you like them as much as I do...

...check back when you can there is a new series of paintings on the way.

Studio Visit magazine

It finally came in the mail...

...Studio Visit Magazine is out and I am featured in volume sixteen, on pages 34-35.

It looks nice, and has a good feel in my hands, lets see if this reaps the rewards that I hoped it would.  If anything this will show off my work to other artists.  After thumbing through the issue, I found that my work is completely different than anything out there.  I am not completely surprised, albeit, I had hopped that there were a few artists involved in the magazine that my work could at least relate to.

Oh well, it's not a total loss to stand out.

All in all im happy with the print, now go out and buy this wherever they sell magazines.

Thanks for thumbing through my blog...

...more to come soon.

Minneapolis 5 "Contrast of Temperature"

Hi all,

I just finished another painting in the Minneapolis series.  It's a fun piece based on warm colors and the contrast between them.  This work will be on exhibit at Regla De Oro Gallery in the spring of 2012.

I have been having fun with simple ideas on smaller canvases in preparation for my last BitTorrent oil painting.  I hope you enjoy this.

Minneapolis 5 "Contrast of Temperature"

12 x 24, Oil on linen

Thanks for thumbing through my blog...

...More to come soon.

My favorite picture from an exhibit.

This image is from the art major opening night.  The exhibit lasted 2 months, it was fun and i was able to acquire some commissions.

This is my favorite picture from opening night.

Thanks for checking in...

...more to come soon.

The Warren an Artists Habitat opening night!

Matt Mcgorry and I had a group exhibit at "The Warren an Artists Habitat". 

Here are some pics of the works we showed.

Matt Mcgorry

Matt Mcgorry

Matt Mcgorry

Matt Mcgorry

Matt Mcgorry

Me

Here are some pics of the people that came to the opening.

Looking at something...

...at this point I am so tired that standing is not an option, I work too much.

So we all had some box wine and a few beers, it was a short night and I went home and slept in.  thanks to all of you that came out, see you again soon.

Im tired, seriously tired...

...2007 has been a very long year so far.