Adam King - Pandamonium 1
Adam King
No Panda is an Island
Mixed media assemblage
H 250 x L 150 x W 150 cm
Lot no: 4
King assembled materials from the urban environment to create a 3D landscape of growth and decay, in which he explores the diversity and interconnectedness of living things and the fragility of the natural world.
“The work was inspired by a TV documentary I saw, exploring what would happen to Earth if people suddenly disappeared. In my piece, references to man are pushed into the background as nature takes over. The lively colours suggest hope and optimism and celebrate the possibility of new beginnings.”
Estimated value: £4,000 - £6,000
Adam King was born in 1971 in Norfolk. He attended Brighton University from 1991-94, where he was awarded a BA in Fine Art, and went to Wimbledon School of Art in 2000, where he received an MA in Drawing. In 2004, King won the Surface Gallery Print Open Exhibition; he was also a recipient of a British Council Travel Award. And in 2007 he was an exhibiting finalist for the Celeste Painting Prize.
Selected exhibitions
2008 Cosmology (Adam King and Yutaka Inagawa). Houldsworth, London
2008 Ambivalent Apocalypse. Monika Bobinska, London
2007 Distant Echo Wilderness. Lounge, London
2007 Live Green...Die Pretty. The Culture House, London
2003 Connections...Disconnections. Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio
Gallery, Scotland
Selected collections
Charles Saatchi Collection, London
V22, London
The auction
The pieces were auctioned on 12 October 2009 at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London to raise funds for WWF.
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