Justin Adian was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1976. He graduated with a BFA from the University of North Texas in 2000, and an MFA from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of Art in 2003.
His core practice involves stretching oil enamel- or spray painted canvas around foam cushions, often combining two or more shapes to form composite wall-mounted reliefs. Adian’s work comfortably straddles the theoretical divide between painting and sculpture with wry assertiveness.
Adian’s process is an attempt to give colors a three-dimensional form without actually leaving the mounting wall and becoming a freestanding sculptural object. His paintings embody a pioneering, if not punk rock, spirit - demonstrating an effervescence, looseness and playfulness in their unique composition and unexpected colors.