Artwork > Kwadrilaterals: Discourses in Abstraction

XL
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches (91 x 91 cm)
2016
$5000
Number XXXIX
Oil & Spray Paint on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2014
$5000
Number XXXVIII
Oil and Spray Paint on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2013
$5000
XXXVII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2013
$5000
XXXVI
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2011
XXXV
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2011
$5000
XXXIV
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2011
$5000
XXXIII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2010
$5000
XXXII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2009
$5000
XXXI
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2009
$5000
XXX
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2009
$5000
XXIX
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
$5000
XXVIII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
$5000
XXVII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
XXVI
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
$5000
XXV
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
$5000
XXIV
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
$5000
XXIII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
XXI
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2008
$5000
XX
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2007
XVIII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2006
$5000
XVII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2006
$5000
XVI
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2006
$5000
XV
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005
$5000
XIV
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005
$5000
XIII
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005
$5000
XI
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005
$5000
IX
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2011

The Kwadrilaterals series of nonobjective oil paintings pays homage to the vibrant colors and patterns associated with the traditional patterned textiles of traditional Ntoma and Kente cloths of the Kwahu and Akwapim tribes of Ghana.

"Kwadwo Adae's eye candy canvases approach oil paint not just as a painting medium but also as a sculptural medium. Adae covers the base of his canvas with brash color designs; these are really eye-popping works. With some he uses broad brush strokes that circle, swerve and roll. The bristles create grooves like a vinyl record. Other panels are notable for more precise design attention. Forms evoke a kind of sci-fi architecture. Adae adorns this base with tufts and dots and worms of paint that add three-dimensional character. They suggest Hershey's kisses, paisleys, centipedes, dragons, microscopic life forms, or miniature mountainous landscapes. Adae takes an evident joy in both the color and the materiality of the paint and his pleasure is contagious."

-Hank Hoffman
The Arts Paper
2009