The Intersection of Art & the Human Psyche: Drawings By Adam Riches

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamrichesart/?hl=en" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Riches</a> is a British contemporary artist hailing from Suffolk, whose work examines the human condition through monochromatic portrait drawings primarily done in ballpoint pen. His practice is concerned with the investigation of the human form, and how the manipulation of such forms can communicate to the audience the human psyche. As well as the effects of current social and political issues on an individual, and the ways in which humans interact with one another. In addition to this, many of his melancholic pieces explore his childhood, and how he utilized his creativity as a form of self-expression. <img alt="‘Untitled A3–13–0018’, 2017, image from: https://returnonart.com/artworks/b2ef0932-d016-4be8-90ed-49f6caf295cd" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:354/0*N4mQZIGN0oi9_V5L" style="height:501px; width:354px" /> ‘Untitled A3–13–0018’, 2017, image from: <a href="https://returnonart.com/artworks/b2ef0932-d016-4be8-90ed-49f6caf295cd" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://returnonart.com/artworks/b2ef0932-d016-4be8-90ed-49f6caf295cd</a> It is often theorized that the first few years of a child’s existence is pivotal in the way they perceive the rest of their life. Riches explores the effects of the influence of multiple individuals on the development of a child’s core beliefs about themselves and the world around them. ‘Untitled A3–13–0018’, 2017, (pictured above) inspects this idea, illustrating a boy standing in a pensive position, whilst multiple faces emerge from his mind. Read More