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Presumption by Ade Adesina, 2022
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Phantom by Ade Adesina, 2022
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Daybreak by Ade Adesina, 2019
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Bao Bridge by Ade Adesina , 2019
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Cradle by Ade Adesina, 2022
Exhibition
Ade Adesina - Phantom
25 Nov 2022 – 31 Jan 2023
Regular hours
- Monday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Special hours
- 25-Nov-2022
- 19:00 – 21:00
- 15-Dec-2022
- 10:00 – 20:00
Free admission
Address
- 16 Stoddart Street
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- NE2 1AN
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Stagecoach 62, 63, 12, 38, 39 or 40 from Newcastle City Centre to New Bridge Street (2 minutes walk from The Biscuit Factory)
- Tyne and Wear Metro system - Manors (5 mins walk to gallery) OR Jesmond (10 mins walk to gallery)
- Newcastle Central Station - 20 minutes walk, or 5 minutes by car.
Selected works from Ade's catalogue alongside new pieces and collaborations with a cohort of artists make up this thought-provoking collection examining the relationship between nature and humans.
About
Phantom includes a body of work that addresses recent global issues. Most of the work in this exhibition looks through the past, present and future of global societies, touching on subjects such as environment, politics and beliefs. Some of the works highlight amazing beauty from nature incorporated into the urban environments. The show also includes some collaborative prints, by artists including David Mach RA, Lennox Dunbar RSA, Ian Burke, Florence Poirier Nkpa, Ahmed Ahmed, and Barry McGlashan
Ade Adesina, born in Nigeria 1980, is currently a full time Artist based in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied printmaking at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, is a Royal Scottish Academician, a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts and The London Group, and an Associate Member of The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Ade is a past Artist in Residence at Eton College and Glasgow Print Studio and has exhibited widely, including in the Royal Academy of Art’s 2020 Summer Exhibition.
<<Adesina combines traditional printmaking techniques with an innovative approach to subject matter. Drawing on a vast reserve of memories and imagined scenarios, Adesina has created a visual language laden with symbolism and incisive comment.>>
The Royal Scottish Academy
