Erewhon
Erewhon is a new series of oil paintings and pastel drawings composed of unreal figures in unreal places and time. The word “Erewhon” is an anagram of “nowhere” and first surfaced as the title of a novel by Samuel Butler, written in 1874 as a satirical take on British attitudes of the time towards religion, science and the law. In this current time of polarization and the rise of extreme weather events, these images explore possible futures in which the social order has collapsed and the relationship between humans and nature is being rewritten.
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EREWHON - The Nowhere Future
Erewhon is a hardcover book featuring recent paintings and drawings by J. Adam McGalliard, published by Snap Collective Publishing House in Copenhagen. The collection presents unreal figures in unreal places, blending mythology, nature, and futuristic allegory. This full-color monograph includes essays, process photographs, and detailed images of the Erewhon series.
Personas
With the paintings in Personas, I depict and expand individuals' traits and personal narratives, distilling archetypes and the various roles people choose in order to participate and function in society. As we lose touch with old myths and outdated identities, I want to create fresh stories for our exponentially evolving contemporary culture.
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Hindsight
In my series "Hindsight," created in 2020 during the early stages of Covid pandemic, I explore themes of reflection and perspective through pen and ink drawings. This work examines ways in which our past informs our understanding of the present. Through varied subject matter, "Hindsight" invites viewers to consider how past experiences shape our view of today's world, using the versatility of ink to challenge and engage in a visual dialogue about change and perception.
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HINDSIGHT
This 7 × 7 inch volume presents 31 pen-and-ink drawings from J. Adam McGalliard’s Hindsight series, created during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The drawings explore themes of memory, reflection, and perspective, considering how past experiences shape our understanding of the present. Intimate in scale and format, the book invites close looking and quiet reflection on this focused body of work.