Oil on primed paper, 40 x 55 cm each
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In recent months, Adam Fearon has produced several studies of clouds on paper, drawing inspiration from the view from his studio window. Continuing the interplay of sharp shadows and contrasts typical of his painting, through these brushstrokes, the artist engages in a practice of concentration and observation. This distinctly interior drive finds expression in gazing at a visionary horizon, whose vision remains impeded by the clouds.

Fearon’s studies of clouds are inspired by Adolph Menzel’s 1851 painting “Wolkenstudie,” held in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
In Menzel’s version, too, the image of the clouds, rendered with contrasts between smoky shadows and pink light on black trees, appears dramatic.
This climactic occlusion simulates a somber suspension, conveying tensions while maintaining the lightness of a spontaneous and natural gesture, such as observing the sky above us.

Fearon combines the simplicity of a study with the light medium of paper, favoring it over canvas; he replays the gesture over consecutive days, creating a diaristic result from the edge of his studio building in South Berlin that is as repetitive as suspended in time.