Adam Kenney

Adam Kenney's work explores the formal possibilities and physical properties of glass. In making each object, Kenney realizes several creative objectives. First, he merges traditional techniques and modern aesthetics to produce objects with sound craftsmanship and dynamic form. Second, he prefers the solemnity of minimal shapes like the ovoid, sphere, and cylinder. Their uncomplicated contours make ideal three-dimensional canvases for compositions of metallic lead. To reference the fluidity of the process and material, the contours of these minimal shapes are slightly upset with a loose pattern of surface indentations. Finally, with colors like oxblood, aubergine, and olive, Kenney employs an earthier palette underrepresented in glass. As a result, by utilizing such modest hues, uncomplicated forms, and organic surfaces, Kenney creates subtle yet eloquent glass objects.

"We must try to make materials speak our language; we must go with them to the point where others will understand their language." - Constantin Brancusi -