anatomy and cognition

adrian leverkuhn

anatomy and history

This work spans multiple series of medium and large scale canvases. I use anatomy and scale to look closer at themes that intersect history, worldviews, and the individual. Each work serves as a foil for multifaceted analogies.

Acrylics on canvas, sgraffito, 2009-present.

Extroversion — Extroversion 24"x 48"

Intent — Intent 36"x 59.5"

Betweens — Betweens 36"x 59.5"

Talking About Suzie, 1959 — Talking About Suzie, 1959 27.5"x 51"

Equity — Equity 22.5"x 44"

Blue II. — Blue II. 59.5" x 36"

Blue — Blue 59.5" x 36"

Acumen — Acumen 86" x 53"

Untitled — Untitled 59.5" x 36"

Action Potential — Action Potential 53" x 86"

Resting Potential — Resting Potential 59"x 35.5"

Transcription — Transcription 24"x 48"

Nearest Neighbor I — Nearest Neighbor I 86" x 53"

Axiom 1 — Axiom 1 36" x 59.5"

1898 A.D — 1898 A.D. 59.5" x 36"

Interbellum — Interbellum 36"x 59.5"

Axiom II — Axiom II 59.5" x 36"

Before the Cause — Before the Cause 86" x 53"

Memory — Memory 59.5" x 36"

Convergence - Divergence — Convergence - Divergence 59.5" x 36"

Waves and Gears — Waves and Gears 86" x 53"

Aleph — Aleph 59.5" x 36"

Polarization — Polarization 59.5" x 36"

Entropy Surf — Entropy Surf 59.5" x 36"

The Seditious — The Seditious 59.5" x 36"

Antebellum — Antebellum 36"x 59.5"

Fragmenta III — Fragmenta III 53" x 86"

The Reconstruction — The Reconstruction 59.5" x 36"

Postbellum — Postbellum 36"x 59.5"

Aqueduct — Aqueduct 86" x 53"

The Tempered — The Tempered 59.5" x 36"

The Petrine — The Petrine 59.5" x 36"

The Wistful — The Wistful 36"x 59.5"

Nearest Neighbor II — Nearest Neighbor II 86" x 53"

Dreams in Sand — Dreams in Sand 53" x 86"

Fragmenta — Fragmenta 36" x 48"

The Empire in Denial — The Empire in Denial 96" x 50"

Excitation - Inhibition — Excitation - Inhibition 86" x 53"

Ritual I — Ritual I 59.5" x 36"

Ritual II — Ritual II 59.5" x 36"

Ode II — Ode II 59.5" x 36"

Ode I — Ode I 59.5" x 36"

Navigation (72) — Navigation (72) 53" x 86"

1054 A.D. — 1054 A.D. 48" x 36"

1492 A.D. — 1492 A.D. 44" x 27.5"

1859 A.D. — 1859 A.D. 44" x 27.5"

1898 A.D. — 1898 A.D. 59.5" x 36"

Fall — Fall 59.5" x 36"

Mendeleev's Dream — Mendeleev's Dream 27.5" x 44"

Steady State — Steady State 59.5" x 36"

The End of History — The End of History 86" x 53"

Turin — Turin 59.5" x 36"

Untitled Palimsest — Untitled Palimsest 48" x 36"

Via Est Vita I — Via Est Vita I 24" x 48"

Via Est Vita II — Via Est Vita II 24" x 48"

Wind Rose — Wind Rose 86" x 53"

Spire — Spire 59.5" x 36"

Tank-shaped Hole