adrian leverkuhn

Body History

The paintings in this cycle are based on events and ideas that leave significant marks on our collective and individual bodies. They are rendered using sgraffito, in acrylics on canvas.

Code Paintings

These paintings contain executable computer code. For example, a script for sed, the text manipulation program written in the mid 1970s at Bell Labs.

Studies

These works came out of the worlds of William Kentridge, Alberto Giacometti, and Kaethe Kollwitz. This series is an exploration of the limits of our visual vocabulary.

Emotive Ecosystems

These artworks simulate complex adaptive systems, such as those found in natural ecosystems, our bodies, or our relationships.

The Sublime

A long running inquiry into the Abstract Expressionist messaging about the sublime. Based mostly on the writings of Robert Motherwell and Barnett Newman.

Data Trash

Paintings inspired by the the demoscene, a subculture made up of groups and solo artists engaging in competition and collaboration on technical and artistic projects.

94 Questions

This project was built on an investigation into how we define, value, and use art. Ninety-four questions about painting, as proxy for all art, were written on the gallery walls.