Artist Spotlight - Adamo Macri — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Jun 18

Jun 18 Artist Spotlight - Adamo Macri

Contemporary Art, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

Biography

Adamo Macri, a Montreal-based artist, takes a unique approach to art, incorporating elements of sculpture, photography, painting, and drawing into his work.

Cernunnos Tract, 2025. Photography, 102 x 117 cm

His art explores profound themes such as identity, contamination, and the intricate balance of nature, often blurring the lines between the artist and the artwork itself.

Male Head with Bugle, 2024. Photography, 84 x 89 cm

Macri’s approach is innovative in that he often transforms his own physical presence, using his body as part of the canvas to tell the stories he wishes to convey. This concept of transformation is at the core of his artistic process, resulting in pieces that function as carefully constructed narratives.

Telltale Manual, 2025. Photography, 89 x 102 cm

Each project, whether it be a sculpture or photograph, is part of a larger anthology of tales, showcasing Macri’s progress as an artist and storyteller. Transformation and duality, introspection and vulnerability, theatricality and surrealism, rich, layered textures and bold colour contrasts.

Coral Bleach, 2016. Photography, 81 x 74 cm

Masterful use of light and shadow to sculpt form and mood. Polished integration of biological materials and costume elements. Strong compositional balance, guiding the viewer’s eye.

Advanced colour theory—using both muted and vibrant palettes for emotional effect. Macri's work sits at the intersection of fine art, fashion, and conceptual portraiture.

Artist Statement

My creative practice is rooted in the exploration of identity, metamorphosis, and the delicate interplay between the natural and the artificial. I am drawn to the spaces where boundaries dissolve—between the artist and the artwork, the organic and the constructed, the observer and the observed.