Healing and Community Connection

On this episode we interview Raleigh artist Adam D. Cohen. We talk about creating visual puzzles, bridging a lifetime of creative outlets, collaborating with something bigger than yourself, and using art as a form of healing and community connection. We also discuss his upcoming non profit and celebrate his Walter Magazine cover artwork!

Adam D. Cohen | Raleigh, NC

Artist

Artist Statement:

I paint interiors – human interiors. I turn people inside out, revealing their spirit, and mine, and – hopefully, when you look at them – yours.

My figures emerge from an undifferentiated place, recognizable forms mixed with remnants of the unconscious, like a creature just breaking the surface of the ocean, its shape still distorted by the water’s lens

Improvisation, chance, accident, and surprise are central to my practice. I try to keep a portal open to my unconscious, and there’s a sense of collaborating with something bigger than me. This results in images I could never plan or duplicate.