XX. Judgment // Adam Niklewicz
rebirth, spiritual awakening, beginning of the new, final reckoning with the past
The Last Judgment card heralds the arrival of a change in our current state, it alludes to the myth of rising from the dead - waking up to a conscious life purpose. This symbol carries with it an invitation to the initiation, spiritual rebirth, bringing out hitherto dormant potentials, and the realization of long-postponed plans. It helps to see past mistakes and avoid repeating them, but it also encourages us to forgive ourselves so that our judgments are forgiving. It's time for a sharp cut, after which a new self will emerge.
Adam Niklewicz (born 1956) is an American artist of Polish descent. He immigrated to the United States in 1983. He earned a BFA in Graphic Communication from Washington University in St. Louis (1989) and an MFA in Sculpture from the State University of New York at Purchase (2006). He creates sculptures, installations, and performances. His major solo exhibitions include: Quotidian at East Third Street Gallery in New York (2019), For Real (installation) at Currier Plus Gallery in New York (2018), Best Thing to Hold in Your Hands (two-day performance at the New Haven Armory) at ArtSpace in New Haven (2017), To Gogol With Love at JUMP in Poltava, UA, 2016), Adam Niklewicz / Sculpture at EBK Gallery in Hartford (2014), Locus Communis at Black & White Gallery in Brooklyn (2011), The Charter Oak: a mural project visible only on a wet wall at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art / Real Art Ways / City of Hartford in Hartford (2012), The Soup Show (installation) at FiveMyles in Brooklyn (2009), The Invisible Solid (installation) at Long Island University Art Gallery in Brooklyn (2007), and New Works (installation) at New Space Gallery (at MCC) in Manchester, USA, 2004. In 2010 he received a grant from A.R.T. Fund of Berkshire Taconic Foundation, in 2008 an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, and in 2006 he was the recipient of the International Sculpture Center Award. Adam Niklewicz uses everyday objects. His non-obvious combinations of things create new qualities that allow us to see the similarities of seemingly far-flung situations and new facets of familiar objects. Creating conceptual art, the artist uses grotesque and paradox. He often refers to his Polish origins, commenting ironically on national mythology, traditions, and customs. She lives and works in North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
The Last Judgment card heralds the arrival of a change in our current state, it alludes to the myth of rising from the dead - waking up to a conscious life purpose. This symbol carries with it an invitation to the initiation, spiritual rebirth, bringing out hitherto dormant potentials, and the realization of long-postponed plans. It helps to see past mistakes and avoid repeating them, but it also encourages us to forgive ourselves so that our judgments are forgiving. It's time for a sharp cut, after which a new self will emerge.
Adam Niklewicz (born 1956) is an American artist of Polish descent. He immigrated to the United States in 1983. He earned a BFA in Graphic Communication from Washington University in St. Louis (1989) and an MFA in Sculpture from the State University of New York at Purchase (2006). He creates sculptures, installations, and performances. His major solo exhibitions include: Quotidian at East Third Street Gallery in New York (2019), For Real (installation) at Currier Plus Gallery in New York (2018), Best Thing to Hold in Your Hands (two-day performance at the New Haven Armory) at ArtSpace in New Haven (2017), To Gogol With Love at JUMP in Poltava, UA, 2016), Adam Niklewicz / Sculpture at EBK Gallery in Hartford (2014), Locus Communis at Black & White Gallery in Brooklyn (2011), The Charter Oak: a mural project visible only on a wet wall at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art / Real Art Ways / City of Hartford in Hartford (2012), The Soup Show (installation) at FiveMyles in Brooklyn (2009), The Invisible Solid (installation) at Long Island University Art Gallery in Brooklyn (2007), and New Works (installation) at New Space Gallery (at MCC) in Manchester, USA, 2004. In 2010 he received a grant from A.R.T. Fund of Berkshire Taconic Foundation, in 2008 an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, and in 2006 he was the recipient of the International Sculpture Center Award. Adam Niklewicz uses everyday objects. His non-obvious combinations of things create new qualities that allow us to see the similarities of seemingly far-flung situations and new facets of familiar objects. Creating conceptual art, the artist uses grotesque and paradox. He often refers to his Polish origins, commenting ironically on national mythology, traditions, and customs. She lives and works in North Haven, Connecticut, USA.