Adam Siegel's Sketchbooks Issue No. 2

ADAM SIEGEL AT ART BASEL 2016

Adam Siegel at Art Basel

Art Basel is a credential for collectors and curators alike.  Over the past decade, the art-fair scene has exploded on an international level as North America’s most anticipated fair.  Pictured above, Gemini G.E.L.'s booth at Art Basel, a favorite featuring work of artist Richard Serra


INSPIRATION COMES IN MANY FORMS

Adam visits Art Basel Miami Beach and fairs Design Miami, Context and Untitled.  Here's what's inspiring him now and why:


Joel Shapiro at Pace GalleryShapiro's reductive geometric forms are imbued with a humanized ethos that I find fascinating.

Joel Shapiro at Pace Gallery

Shapiro's reductive geometric forms are imbued with a humanized ethos that I find fascinating.


Bill Traylor at Carl Hammer Gallery            Bill Traylor is my favorite artist of all time.  He walks the delicate line between abstraction and figuration with a timeless sensibility grounded in the most humble …

Bill Traylor at Carl Hammer Gallery           

Bill Traylor is my favorite artist of all time.  He walks the delicate line between abstraction and figuration with a timeless sensibility grounded in the most humble materials.                                                                                


Lynne Woods at Gallery JoeCombining vintage papers with broken geometries is a shared love of mine.

Lynne Woods at Gallery Joe

Combining vintage papers with broken geometries is a shared love of mine.


McArthur Binion at Kavi GuptaThe written word acts as a "sgraffito" to form a palimpsest with the intentional grid on top.

McArthur Binion at Kavi Gupta

The written word acts as a "sgraffito" to form a palimpsest with the intentional grid on top.


Jacob Hashimoto at Mary Boone GalleryThree dimensional forms fight to unify themselves on the picture plane animating a humble palette.

Jacob Hashimoto at Mary Boone Gallery

Three dimensional forms fight to unify themselves on the picture plane animating a humble palette.


Blossom StoolLouis Vuitton Objets Nomadesby Tokujin YoshiokaA designer that acknowledges the truth of natural forms has a good chance of keeping his work timeless.

Blossom Stool
Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades
by Tokujin Yoshioka


A designer that acknowledges the truth of natural forms has a good chance of keeping his work timeless.


ADAM SIEGEL ART BASEL, ART INSTALLATION

Artist Adam Siegel employing small geometries to narrative affect.

Artist Adam Siegel employing small geometries to narrative affect.