We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Adam Wise. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Adam below.

Adam, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

Without taking a risk, you won’t experience discovery. It rips open the box you’ve been contained in. It builds a new story. When you run free, nothing should stand in your wake. People fear it when they shouldn’t. If we didn’t take these strides through life, we would be boring shells living in spartanistic homes with dull people all around us. I try to risk something everyday to feel free – to live beyond the confines of everyone else’s norms. I live to break the rules and create something in ways that no one else would.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

With a meticulous commitment to getting to know my materials, my mixed media collections are most often a pursuit and result of study and experimentation. I use paints of all types, plaster, and other materials to create grittier pieces that are encouraged to be touched. One of my earlier collections (TELE) explored my own mental health in a time of darkness and uncertainty after a personal tragedy and struggle. [Static] became abstract heartscapes, a hand reaching out from inside me, looking for help and reconnection.

Since TELE, I continue to explore ways of expressing raw emotions, those that are better shown than spoken. XOXO is bright, giddy pops of love and crushes. Others, like my most recent collection, are gritty, glamorous acts of lust.

I started my art career more than 25 years ago in Omaha, Nebraska, and have continued to share my art as I’ve moved around the United States.

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

NFT’s have made a negative impact on how the art market is represented today. If you contact me about NFT artwork, it’s going to be a hard “no” right out of the gate without blinking. All I want out of what I do is for people to truly appreciate the work that goes into each piece without having to worry about their investment being duplicated. Each composition that I produce is unique and has its own characteristics and personality. NFT’s simply can’t provide the experiences I create because my artwork is meant to be touched.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

Artists and non-profits that support artists depend on supporters to stay operating. Without funding, creative expression goes with it. Donating to your local artist cooperatives and organizations allows artists access to much needed grants for supplies and materials. Sending small contributions to individual artists who you avidly follow is helpful, too. A Venmo tip or fan sites like Patreon are welcome ways to support artists if you’re not ready to buy art yet.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.adamwise.art
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