“Ghost Abduction after a fresh cut lawn” is a painting by American artist Adam Handler from his Ghost series. The characteristic ghost paintings by New York-based artist Adam Handler are one of his main works. The range of Ghost Paintings brings together Handler’s arsenal of iconic ghostly figures with new faces to address his recurring interest in mortality and dealing with the fear of loss. These paintings, which together constitute a brilliantly saturated universe, collectively and amiably offer a whimsical mediation on the transience of life. The artist’s virtuosity unfolds in the Ghosts Paintings. Painted with the multicolored acrylics and oil sticks characteristic of the artist’s uniquely vibrant universe, these works have evolved from earlier series of friendly, wide-eyed ghosts and abstract girls. In this exhibition, his ghost paintings are juxtaposed with new monsters, exploring boldly colored backgrounds of starbursts, UFOs, rain, polkadots, paint drips and wild flora. In these new works, Handler pushes his characters’ emotions both metaphorically and physically. Whether they stand alone or in company, as in some of his larger paintings, these warm-hearted, nostalgic figures speak to communities and individuals in the midst of uncertain times. Cheekily depicted wolves and monsters, pineapples, rain showers, galaxies and colorfully adorned girls all come together in sweeping, gestural oil stick drawings.

Adam Handler – internationally acclaimed Painter