ADAM CULLEN & CASH BROWN are independent artists with a history of working together. Unlike Birch & Dillon who work simultaneously, these works were made during separate campaigns by each of the artists.
The works are from a series of proof state etchings by Adam Cullen made in 2005-6 at Cicada Press and reworked by Cash Brown during 2006 - 2007 & 2009.
Cash Brown, for whom appropriation is a recurring focus, has overlaid Cullen’s original etchings with drawing and collaged images from the popular press to mask or elaborate, with her characteristic panache and macabre joie de vivre, Adam Cullen's equally contentious marks and intentions. Whether it is printmaking, painting, installation, sculptural objects or drawing, Cash Brown has maintained a constant devotion to aesthetics and most importantly has never lost her sense of play.
Among other conceptual concerns Adam Cullen remains transfixed by the human condition and his use of dark and sometimes base imagery including demonic clowns, decapitated creatures, outsiders, and the marginalized, often provokes a visceral response from viewers.
