Mixed Media Portrait
Who Am I?
Welcome to my online portfolio. I’m Adam Chamy, an aspiring artist currently residing in Washington, DC. Hailing originally from Colleyville, Texas, I am of mixed Palestinian and Texan extraction. I moved to Washington almost five years ago to pursue studies in international development, the fine arts, and anthropology.
Feel free to contact me for any questions or art inquiries.
adamchamy@gmail.com
Artist Statement:
Art is found first – then created. At least, that’s the way I approach each work. Drawing from found photographs, unusual materials, or perhaps the odd shaped canvas – I conceive of works which do not create an end in of themselves but instead connect to a wider psychological archetype personified by the found art piece or unusual materials it was inspired from. A mirror becomes literally the stage for cranes flying above a reflective pool of water, a forgotten box becomes a shrine to some lost myth, and a series of tiny canvases inspire the break down of an already abstract human portrait.
My work is primarily concerned with finding beauty in the quotidian and inspiring moments of intense spirituality and self-awareness. I draw from both dream and waking life to create dreamlike genre scenes, portraiture and conceptual works. Whatever the subject – portrait or myth – and whatever the medium – installation or watercolor, each ultimately attempts in its’ own way to channel a sense of secular surrealism. That is – an archetype, a moment, or a theme – which connects both the piece and the viewer to a fantastic vision of something more.
Artist Resume
2009 “Just Art” GaleriaZero, Barcelona, Spain
2009 “My Space on 5th “Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC 2009 http://www.touchstonegallery.com/
2007 Photography, Aries: Art and Literature Publication, Fort Worth, Texas 2007
2006 Photography, Wooden Teeth: Art and Literature Publication, George Washington University, Washington, DC
2005, Experimental Film, “Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Film Festival”, Best Cinematography/Best Film (Drama Category), Grapevine, TX
2004 “Young Master’s Exhibition: 2004″, Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, Texas
