Born in London in 1957, Richard Adams first exhibited his paintings in 1982 in Wellington. In Adams' work, surfaces play a vital role, drawing inspiration from nature's impact on man-made objects, exemplified through the depiction of rust, weathering, and decay. Through layers of paint, Adams crafts surfaces that exhibit a delicate interplay of colors and textures, allowing the monumental blocks of the work to possess an internal cohesion and flexibility, as noted by Hamish Coney.
