Artist Statement:

My art is a physical release of energy and emotion. My work connects the dots of my life — a map of my wondering around. There is chaos, some structure, bouts of uncertainty. A disheveled mind can be productive.

The tactile process of assemblage and stacking brings order to my world. A physical sense of purpose in that moment. Everyone loves to build.

I’m intrigued by found items, repetition, balance, and disorder. When I can find a discarded object and give it new purpose, make it part of something interesting or beautiful, there is satisfaction.

I also paint. My focus is always on my next brush stroke — how it reacts to the last. I am an action painter. I like to paint large, bold, energetic. Seeing Robert Rauschenberg’s Bed at MOMA changed my life.

I like to watch people view my work. If they linger, are intrigued, react in some noticeable way, then I’ve done my job. 

 

Bio:

Adam Roth-Caretsky is an American artist. He studied Fine Art at FIT and SUNY-Purchase, where he received a BFA. He uses the physicality of creating art to build tension, and then release. This energy is the foundation of his work.

For a short period Adam worked in Julian Schnabel’s home studio (in a minor role). He also lived for some time at the Chelsea Hotel, where his experience with the writers, musicians, painters and actors he met left a lasting impression on his life and his work. A piece of his art hangs in the hotel today.

Adam’s work and creative view point has been shaped by Basquiat, Pollack, Rauschenberg, Tom Friedman, Miro, and Antoni Tàpies.