Adam Wallacavage
“Garlands” ( Bat Foyer Lamp With Glowing Custom Made Web Shade) 2025
Materials: cast resin Victorian bat, heavily resined glass shade, epoxy clay, epoxy resin, brass lamp parts. Note: both the cast bat and the glass shade were coated in epoxy resin layers with phosphorescent and iridescent powders over the course of 5 days to achieve this effect. It’s difficult to photograph as it looks different from every angle and light source.
Dimensions: 22”W x 12”D x 33H (but can be adjustable with chain)
Compatible with a variety of lightbulbs, comes with the bulbs pictured which are silicone dipped lamp bulbs.
Adam Wallacavage was born in 1969. He currently lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he received a BFA in Photography in 1995. In 2001, Wallacavage taught himself the art of ornamental plastering and began making octopus shaped chandeliers. His chandeliers have been exhibited in galleries in São Paulo, Rome, London, Miami, Los Angeles, Vienna and New York. In 2012, Wallacavage had a solo exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance titled Shiny Monsters. His chandeliers have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine and TIME Magazine. Beyond making sculptural works, Wallacavage is also an accomplished photographer. In 2006, Gingko Press published Monster Size Monsters, a book documenting fifteen years of his photography.
