PLATO
ON VIEW
Adam de Boer
Edge City
October 17 – November 23, 2024
Plato is thrilled to present Edge City, Adam de Boer’s first solo exhibition in New York. The practice of the LA-based artist has been informed by his Dutch-Indonesian roots. For over a decade, he has explored the wax-resist fabric dyeing technique of batik to connect to his cultural forebears. De Boer draws elaborate imagery on linen with melted beeswax poured through a metal device called a canting, applies acrylic washes to unaffected areas and then boils out the wax, sometimes repeating the process over and over to achieve the desired effect. More recently, he has been combining batik with Western oil painting, challenging the dichotomy of fine art and craft, and attempting to reconcile and celebrate his own hybrid identity.
Adam de Boer
Pruned Palm, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
triptych, each panel 72 x 36 x 1½ in.
overall 72 x 108 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
Pruned Palm, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
triptych, each panel 72 x 36 x 1½ in.
overall 72 x 108 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
Glenoaks Canyon Parrots, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
diptych, each panel 40 x 60 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
Dollywood Solstice, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
64 x 32 x 11⁄2 in.
Adam de Boer
Springtime Storm at Oceanwide Plaza, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
64 x 32 x 11⁄2 in.
Adam de Boer
The Grand LA (Conrad Hotel with Coyotes), 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
40 x 60 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
Devereux Beach (for H.P.) 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
40 x 60 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
The Garden, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
48 x 36 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
Pigeons in Silverlake, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
32 x 64 x 11⁄2 in.
Adam de Boer
Santa Ana Skies over T-Street, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
36 x 48 x 1½ in.
Adam de Boer
Redlands in Wintertime (for J.O.), 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
30 x 40 x 11⁄2 in.
Adam de Boer
Alcazar View at Dusk, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
30 x 40 x 11⁄2 in.
Adam de Boer
Cross Spider on Angelus, 2024
batik and oil paint on linen
30 x 30 x 11⁄2 in.