“Everyone loves a car crash, but they stare at a safe distance. I get up close.” - Adam Cullen
The artist used a highly personal visual language to address a broad range of topics including masculinity, crime, and the relationship between animal and human behaviours. Cullen had a democratic approach to art and would happily merge references to high and low cultural influences in his works. Much of the work made post 2000 consisting of paintings executed in a bold pop style with defining features of drip marks, iridescent colours and black outlines. His works skilfully combines irreverent humour with an astute sensitivity to society.