Anthony Adcock “Foundation”

Lyons Wier Gallery

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Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Foundation” by Anthony Adcock.

Every Anthony Adcock exhibition is mounted with the disclaimer, “There is no wood or metal in this exhibition.” In today’s bustling world, this disclaimer works two-fold; one, as a speed bump to slow the viewer down, and two, as a compass rose to point them to the realm of painting. Adcock’s hyperreal oil paintings and sculptures literally resemble the objects found on a job-site; pieces of worn plywood, rusty I-beams, scrap rebar, work tools, etc., and are often dismissed as debris and not actual artwork. Read more

Anthony Adcock received his MFA from the University of Chicago and BFA degree with a specialization in oil painting from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL. A skilled Local One ironworker, Adcock has exhibited his paintings and sculptures throughout Chicago, IL, in Charleston, SC, Tulsa, OK and New York. He lives and teaches painting and drawing at the American Academy of Art and Vitruvian School of Art in Chicago. This is Adcock’s second solo exhibition at Lyons Wier Gallery.