July 10Â through October 3, 2010
This monographic survey presents the work of Victoria Adams, a Vashon, Washington, landscape painter equally committed to the landscape tradition and the creation of exquisite scenes that address the contemporary desire for the Sublime. Adams depicts idealized landscapes that evoke virgin terrain, untouched by human intervention and devoid of degradation.
Through her reworking of landscape traditions and conventions, her paintings present a vision of the landscape that unleashes the persistence of the Sublime in contemporary culture. Adams’s paintings evoke the deep desire for the perfect moment and they also evoke the psychological impact of the idealized landscape, both of which have been deeply conditioned in American culture. Organized by Tacoma Art Museum. Catalogues available for purchase through Gail Severn Gallery.
