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Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
127 x 162 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
105 x 125 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
105 x 125 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
86 x 106 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
105 x 125 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
106 x 86 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
60 x 50 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
106 x 86 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on linen
86 x 101 cm
Oil and acrylic on canvas
121 x 152 cm
Oil stick and acrylic on canvas
132 x 193 cm
Oil and acrylic on canvas
60 x 127 cm
Oil and acrylic on canvas
86 x 111 cm
Acrylics and oil on canvas
101 × 81 cm
Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas
106 x 91 cm
Oil stick and pencil on Arches paper
23 x 31 cm each
Adam Handler, born in 1986, is a contemporary artist based in New York, recognized for his innovative approach to sculpture and painting. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, Handler began exploring the relationship between space, form, and visual narrative, developing a distinctive style that blends abstraction with figurative elements.
His work tackles themes related to identity, memory, and the interaction between the public and the artwork. Using a variety of materials and experimental techniques, Handler’s pieces create immersive experiences that encourage viewers to reflect on their personal and collective experiences. His sculptures and paintings are characterized by bold use of color and compositions that challenge traditional conventions.
Handler has exhibited in several galleries and exhibition spaces in the United States and abroad, gaining recognition for his ability to evoke deep emotions through art. His works are part of significant public and private collections, reflecting the impact of his artistic research in the contemporary art scene. With a constantly evolving career, Adam Handler continues to be a prominent voice in the art world, pushing the boundaries of sculpture and painting while prompting profound reflection on themes of the human condition.
There are artists who develop a style, and there are artists who create a language. A vocabulary of signs, figures, and symbols so personal that a signature becomes almost unnecessary, because the work is immediately recognizable. Adam Handler belongs to this rare tradition. His wide-eyed characters, the figures suspended between memory and imagination, and the essential line that defines his practice have become one of the most distinctive visual languages in contemporary international painting. Beneath the apparent immediacy of his images lies a profound reflection on memory, childhood, and the primal emotions that connect human experience, revealing an ability to speak through a truly universal language.
“It inspired positivity. That’s why I chose it.” With these words, Ernesto Esposito - designer, collector, and a key figure in the international fashion and art scene - explained the motivation behind his recent acquisition of a work by Adam Handler, an American artist known for his instinctive, emotionally charged, and deeply personal visual language.
Adam Handler stands out in the contemporary art scene for his immediately recognizable visual language, where figuration intertwines with a deeply intimate and personal sensitivity. Born in the United States in 1986, Handler has developed an aesthetic that draws inspiration from diverse influences, ranging from comic book art to expressionist painting, reinterpreted through a pictorial technique that balances instinct and reflection.
Trium Art Gallery, in collaboration with NOH-ART Contemporary, is pleased to present Where It All Began, an artist residency with Adam Handler, taking place in Naples from June 8 to June 13, 2026, hosted by renowned contemporary art collector Ernesto Esposito. The project unfolds as a return to a formative moment in the artist’s practice. During his early years of training, Adam Handler lived in Southern Italy, between Naples and the Amalfi Coast, where the study of life drawing and direct engagement with the cultural environment marked the origin of his research.
Over the years, Handler has developed a painterly language that is instantly recognizable, populated by figures that are at once playful and emotionally charged. Beneath the apparent simplicity of his images lies a deeply personal motivation. Today, the artist explains, the driving force behind his work has evolved.