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 of 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 individual 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.

"Texture Campaign" series of paintings

This series of paintings was created from 2000-2007, and there is a good story behind it all.  The majority of the works were early on, and only a few of the later ones were in the 2005-2007 years.

I exhibited these paintings for the first time at a gallery called "di Stilo" Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  It was a group exhibit with 20 artists that I curated, titled "Priority Mail."  On opening night, we had well over 2,000 people in to see the show.  Opening night was a great success.  

Then it all went wrong.  Over the next few weeks, artists that the gallery owner had worked with in the past started showing up demanding money, their work, or a chance to scream at anyone involved with the gallery.  Then the owner of the gallery sold our work and kept the money, changed the locks, and did his best to defame our character publicly to make himself look like a victim, just as he had done to many artists before us. 

That sucked...

...then a few years later a buddy of mine told me to check out a website link ultrawiredsex.com from some net porn.  I took a look and wow, I found my paintings.  So my paintings have been in porn.

One of my many stolen works, and a porn-star, oh ya.

The funny thing is...

...I think I know some of these girls, and I might have actually just gave them away while I was not quite in my right mind.  Who can truly remember those days.

Artist statement

This series seeks to interpret the narrative of the mental state of those involved in war, either as civilians or soldiers.  The expressive nature of each piece dictates a moment of thought and a pictorial representation of their titles.  Although the association of color, composition, and surface combined with the context of direct word association is used to express each mental state, these works are a collective representation of a single mental state.  Each painting leads to the next and are to be read like a book, in hopes of initiating a catharsis and understanding of emotional suffering during and after a war.

Adam M. Considine 2004

Texture Campaign 1 "Chrome parade of the Workers" 

oil and chrome on canvas

70" x 30"

Texture Campaign 2 "I Don't" 

oil and chrome on canvas

24" x 32" 

Texture Campaign 3 "Logical Conclusion"  

oil on canvas

30" x 70"

Texture Campaign 4 "Eye on You"  

oil on canvas

30" x 15"

Texture Campaign 5 "The Homeland A&B" 

oil on canvas

45" x 85"

Texture Campaign 6 "Searching for a Dialysis Machine" 

oil on canvas

HUGE!!!

Texture Campaign 7 "The Refuges Landscape a" 

oil on canvas

36" x 36" 

Texture Campaign 8 "The Refuges Landscape b" 

oil on canvas

36" x 36"

Texture Campaign 9 "The Best of us Just Died"  

oil on canvas

20" x 60"

Texture Campaign 10 "Secrets" 

oil on canvas

36" x 48"

Texture Campaign 11 "Ruth"

oil on canvas

74" x 44" 

Texture Campaign 12 "Baseball with Ra a" 

oil and gold leaf on canvas

70" x 30" 

Texture Campaign 13 "Baseball with Ra b" 

oil and gold leaf on canvas

70" x 15" 

Texture Campaign 14 "Baseball with Ra c" 

oil and gold leaf on canvas

9.5" x 7.5"

Texture Campaign 15 "Baseball with Ra d"  

oil and gold leaf on canvas 

15" x 10"

Texture Campaign 16 "Valued Customer a" 

oil and gold leaf on canvas

60" x 48" 

Texture Campaign 17 "Valued Customer b" 

oil on canvas

48" x ?" 

Texture Campaign 18 "the 1980's" 

oil and polychrome on linen

36" x 24" 

Texture Study a 

oil on canvas

12" x 12" 

Texture Study b  

oil on canvas

24" x 48"

Texture Study c  

oil on canvas

20" x 60"

Texture Study d 

oil on canvas

22" x 18"

Texture Study e 

oil and chrome on canvas

11" x 5" 

Texture Study f 

oil on canvas

30" x 15" 

Texture study g 

oil on canvas

9" x 24" 

Texture Study h 

oil on canvas

11" x 8" 

Texture Study i 

oil on canvas

16" x 32" 

Texture Study j 

oil on canvas

32" x 22" 

Texture Study k 

oil on canvas

24" x 48"