He graduated from secondary school and obtained certification as a professional cook. Since 2012, he has been an active member of the Theatre of People with Disabilities, where his talent for recitation, ability to play the piano, as well as literary, historical and artistic knowledge have been greatly appreciated and taken advantage of in the group’s performances. He has loved drawing all his life – often helped by the competent guidance of his grandfather, Józef – an art historian who often encouraged Adam to observe the creative process of the painter’s mother, Małgorzata Wzorek-Saran – both in the safety of her atelier and during open-air painting sessions.
For many years now, Adam Saran has been professionally involved in composing and designing calendars. He is fascinated by animals and is often able to very accurately attribute animalistic qualities of e.g. a fix, lion or squirrel to specific people, which is also reflected in young painter’s forms and colour patterns.
His cooperation and friendship with Mariusz Kiryło and the “skateboard” journeys into the young man’s personal space – as master Kiryło once described their collaboration – bore the fruit of enriching his works with a number of interesting and mature forms... A selection of his works was submitted for the National Art Competition “Nikifory 2014” in Siedlce, where he received an award.
Hopefully, this success will mark the beginning of a NEW period in his life, and escape from loneliness and a pathway towards self-aware ADULTHOOD.
Animal World
“Animal World”, a 45 x 65 cm painting in acrylic and oil on Bristol board. It depicts the author’s characteristic theme of an unidentified animal reminiscent of an elephant, possibly a horse, painted predominantly in white pastel. The creature has four legs and a long tail with a red tuft at the end. The head seems somewhat too large with its ears and prominent muzzle, the visible eye is round and dark brown. The whole body and legs are white but spotted with large, colourful dots: green, yellow, blue, red, cream, pink, and dark blue. The animal figure takes up the entire width of the page: the head only barely fitting in the frame, the tail on the left-hand side hanging loosely almost to the bottom of the page. The background is coloured with paint, black on the left, with lighter hues on the right, between the animal’s legs and above the body: visible blue and bright green shades overlap, sometimes permeate each other. The work has a merry overtone to it, resulting from the fact that it was painted on red base which occasionally shows from under the other colours.
