ADAM DIX

Monolith is an oil study from a small series of works discussing ideas around the subjects of  ‘Ecology’ and ‘Social Networks’.

The series looks at Standing Stones across the UK as the original conduits or devices of social networks – an attempt by the Druids to bring social cohesion. Each  stone is a symbolic marker to an individual tribe and the cycle of nature.

 The unsustainable use of our current devices whilst bringing us ‘together’, threatens the ecological balance; the mining, manufacturing of raw materials and processing capabilities are destroying the environment

FROM THE VILLAGE GREEN TO THE SCREEN

Adam Dix’ paintings are deceptively benign on first glance; the subtle densely layered oil glazes, nostalgic imagery and well-handed colour bring together a world depicting community and ritual, whilst traversing the landscape of analogue and digital medias through a blend of traditional folk customs, religious ceremony and contemporary communication. Dix studied a BA (Hons) in Graphics and Illustration in 1990 at Middlesex and in 2009 an MA in Fine Art at Wimbledon College of Art. He lives and works in London and his work has been shown extensively throughout Europe, as well as the United States and Dubai.