Peter Adams
The process of reconciliation … mountainous.
- Murray Sinclair
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BEYOND DARKNESS Oil on panel 16” x 36”
Biography
Peter Adams was born in Glasgow, Scotland, lived most of his life in Toronto, and is now living in Collingwood, Ontario. Adams has a degree in Film Studies from Queen's University, but now directs his creative energy toward painting. Especially interested in the realm in which human and natural worlds meet, his most recent work is marked by a transition to mixed media, opening up many new expressive possibilities. Adams has exhibited in many galleries in Ontario and his work can be found in many private and public collections in North America and abroad.
Statement
I had only a few photos of this beautiful new family as a starting point for this painting. But I distinctly recalled the dark and dramatic piece that Mercedes had created for the last series of works that our group produced. I wanted to create a backdrop that symbolized our dark and shameful history.
Interestingly, what was intended as an entirely abstract surface began to take on the physical outline of a map of Canada. I incorporated some of the troubling statements I had read from TRC Chair Murray Sinclair, who describes the process of reconciliation as mountainous. I remain hopeful however, that with new life and new beginnings, come opportunities to both reflect on our past and strive for a much better future.