Adam Bridgland British, b. 1979
​Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2006, Bridgland has used a diverse range of materials and working methods to pursue an incisive and often witty exploration of distinctively British sentiments, externalising the underlying sense of loss and nostalgia that permeates our memories.
Vignettes of British back-packer’s holidays, old-fashioned bus-tours, and childhood seaside breaks that figure strongly in his visual repertoire are often tinged with this feeling of time having passed too quickly, our memories gradually fading. Twinned with this however, is an upbeat celebration of themes distilled from children’s colouring books, paint-by-numbers kits, old public transport posters and kitsch postcards, which he imbues with the kaleidoscopic richness of carefully chosen and thickly applied primary colours. These everyday, almost mundane subjects are treated with the importance and status of emblems; centred in each work and often encapsulated within related text or target-like circular borders that focus our gaze.
Whether descriptive of change or constancy, Bridgland’s work keys into our desire to remember and relive, and plays upon our tendency to elevate our shared memories with the rose-tinted, wistful spectacles we don when thinking of the past, as well as the future. His depictions of identity and belonging, nostalgia and emotion give to his work a hugely personal aspect, and are influenced by a graphic and visual tradition that is quite specific to Britain. Yet his subtle combinations of image and related text play on everyone’s perceptions of shared occasions. Perhaps then it is the delicately précised power of the experiences he attempts to capture that make Bridgland’s work so accessible to all.
Adam has exhibited widely in the UK, America, Europe and Asia. The British Museum, the V&A, UBS, Boeing Asia and Debbie Harry are just some of the collectors of Adam's work. In July 2009 Adam was awarded his first major public art commission by Commissions East. He has since gone to complete a number of important projects, including work for YouTube, Heal's, Comme Des Garcons, Airnimal bikes, Cambridge United Football Club, Ace Hotel, Soho House, SmartLIFE, Jacuzzi and Eastern Pavilions.
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Adam BridglandA Hopes And Dreams Bound Into One Bunch, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage seed packet14 x 11 cm unframed
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Adam BridglandI need this wilderness for my heart to beat, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage seed packet13 x 8 cm
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Adam BridglandNobody Ever Picks Me Flowers, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage seed packet14 x 11 cm unframed
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Adam BridglandShe Was A Reader Of Detective Novels, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage seed packet14 x 11 cm unframed
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Adam BridglandThis Is A Thing Of Beauty , 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage seed packet14 x 11 cm unframed
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Adam BridglandA Dozen Cheap Roses, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard14 x 9 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, A Dozen Cheap Roses, 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandWake up next to people who make you happy, 2021Archival Inkjet with Enamel, Ink and Crayon Overlays on Somerset Satin Enhanced 330gsm Paper29 x 21 cmEdition of 50 | Exclusive to CIRCLE ContemporaryAdam Bridgland, Wake up next to people who make you happy, 2021£ 70.00
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Adam BridglandAlways Thoughts Of Tomorrow In Mind, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, Always Thoughts Of Tomorrow In Mind, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandContents Of Your Excitement , 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, Contents Of Your Excitement , 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandSunday We Need To In Those Boxes Under The Bed, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, Sunday We Need To In Those Boxes Under The Bed, 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandI saw that face again and had a sore heart meltdown, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, I saw that face again and had a sore heart meltdown, 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandI think i've lost touch with modern dog walkers, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, I think i've lost touch with modern dog walkers, 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandLove Is Translating Affections From Night Into Day, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, Love Is Translating Affections From Night Into Day, 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandNow I Find Poetry In The Strangest Places, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, Now I Find Poetry In The Strangest Places, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandWake Up Next To People Who Make You Happy, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, Wake Up Next To People Who Make You Happy, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandWe Could Use A Miracle Now, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, We Could Use A Miracle Now, 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandWe Should Think About Getting A Dog, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, We Should Think About Getting A Dog, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandYou and I , 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, You and I , 2021£ 80.00
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Adam BridglandYou and I (dog), 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on vintage postcard15 x 11 cm unframedAdam Bridgland, You and I (dog), 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandI need this wilderness for my heart to beat, 2021Original painting on vintage colouring book25 x 19 cmAdam Bridgland, I need this wilderness for my heart to beat, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandShe Always Made Me Smile, 2021Original painting on vintage colouring book25 x 19 cmAdam Bridgland, She Always Made Me Smile, 2021£ 125.00
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Adam BridglandEvery morning i've got a new chance, 2021Original painting on vintage colouring book120 x 90 cmAdam Bridgland, Every morning i've got a new chance, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandTales from your house ..., 2021Original painting on vintage colouring book25 x 19 cmAdam Bridgland, Tales from your house ..., 2021£ 125.00
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Adam BridglandWake up next to people that make you happy , 2021Original painting on vintage colouring book42 x 30 cmAdam Bridgland, Wake up next to people that make you happy , 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandWe ran and left everything in the woods, 2021Original painting on vintage colouring book42 x 30 cmAdam Bridgland, We ran and left everything in the woods, 2021£ 125.00
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Adam BridglandI need this wilderness for my heart to beat , 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on board16 x 12 cmAdam Bridgland, I need this wilderness for my heart to beat , 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandI need this wilderness for my heart to beat, 2021Original painting with enamel painted text on board41 x 51 cmAdam Bridgland, I need this wilderness for my heart to beat, 2021Sold
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Adam BridglandI’m Not A Tourist, I Live Here, 2020Screen print on paper42 x 30 cmLimited EditionAdam Bridgland, I’m Not A Tourist, I Live Here, 2020£ 20.00
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Adam BridglandI NEED THIS WILDERNESS FOR MY HEART TO BEAT, 2020Lithograph on Fedrigoni Arco 250gsm Paper60 x 42 cmEdition of 100Adam Bridgland, I NEED THIS WILDERNESS FOR MY HEART TO BEAT, 2020£ 125.00
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Adam BridglandDarling This Holiday Will Solve All Our Problems, 2020Embodied Patch10 cmLimited EditionAdam Bridgland, Darling This Holiday Will Solve All Our Problems, 2020Sold
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Adam BridglandAnd Then Summer Comes, 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Satin 300gsm Paper30 x 42Edition of 50Adam Bridgland, And Then Summer Comes, 2020£ 50.00
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Adam BridglandMaking Eyes Across The Room (Blue), 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper28 x 44 cmEdition of 50Adam Bridgland, Making Eyes Across The Room (Blue), 2020£ 30.00
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Adam BridglandMaking Eyes Across The Room (green), 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper28 x 44 cmEdition of 50Adam Bridgland, Making Eyes Across The Room (green), 2020£ 30.00
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Adam BridglandMaking Eyes Across The Room (Orange), 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper28 x 44 cmEdition of 50Adam Bridgland, Making Eyes Across The Room (Orange), 2020£ 30.00
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Adam BridglandMaking Eyes Across The Room (Pink), 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper28 x 44 cmEdition of 50Adam Bridgland, Making Eyes Across The Room (Pink), 2020£ 30.00
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Adam BridglandMaking Eyes Across The Room (Red), 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper28 x 44 cmEdition of 50Adam Bridgland, Making Eyes Across The Room (Red), 2020£ 30.00
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Adam BridglandMaking Eyes Across The Room (Yellow), 20202 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper28 x 44 cmEdition of 50Adam Bridgland, Making Eyes Across The Room (Yellow), 2020£ 30.00
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Adam BridglandRubber Rings, 2017Screen print, enamel and pencil crayon on paper50 x 65 cmEdition of 25Adam Bridgland, Rubber Rings, 2017£ 295.00