Odyssey

About Odyssey

This contemporary abstract acrylic painting is rendered in rich colours.

A tapestry of vivid colours mingle in this lush and expressive painting by Adam Cohen. Acclaimed for his intuitive use of colour, the American artist uses grand gestural brushstrokes, drips, splashes and swipes to create beautiful, dynamic compositions. Here, the bold colour palette of grape, magenta, orange, gold, and green is accented by areas of black and grey. Cohen favours an impasto method of painting--thickly applied layers—cut into with a palette knife when the paint is still wet. The result is remarkable colour depth, and visible texture.
The title of this piece references the classic Greek poem, the Odyssey which charts the journey of the hero Odysseus home to Ithaca after the 10 year Trojan war.

“Painting is always challenging. With each new piece, you’re up against an empty canvas. You must jump in and try to be as uninhibited as possible. No holding back. Picasso said it took him a lifetime to learn to create as free as a child again.” Adam Cohen

“His fields of colour and texture have the breadth and openness of the openness of the sky or aerial views from the earth’s surface.” Carter Ratcliff, Art Critic

This work on paper is unframed. Framing options are available upon request.

Adam Cohen studied at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art and lived and painted in Rome for years. After many years as an illustrator in NYC, he returned to his first love--painting. Adam Cohen lives and paints in the Catskills, NY. Cohen has exhibited extensively in the US, Europe, Asia and most recently in Amsterdam, Venice and Long Island, New York.