Adam Kirby
Tennessee
Artist Statement Submitted 2017
It is my belief that art is a reflection of one's perception. Art also is meant to evoke thought, emotion, ideas, inspiration, questions. The viewer will have their own unique relationship to a piece that could be directly connected to the artist's intention, or not relate to it at all. Art is meaningless, until we give it meaning. Art is sentiment.I don't restrict myself to one medium, I instead use the medium best suited for the idea. Growing up in Soddy Daisy near Chattanooga TN, my work has my roots woven into it. I sculpt clay by shooting it with guns, because guns are so accessible to me. I create construction art, because I was a construction worker, as was my father, and his father. I grew to appreciate construction, and its process because my family had helped build so much of the city I was raised in.
