3.4 Artist Who Uses Social Media Creatively - Adam JK

Adam J. Kurtz a.k.a. Adam JK is a commercial artist working primarily online, and also imbuing his work with the slang and self-deprecating humour typically found online. 

His drawings are often about his interactions online, his social anxiety, and current internet memes.

His drawings often involve text, and that text is generally phrased in a social media specific, or social media ready way. The text takes the form of a confessional caption - personal, witty, self-deprecating, and brief. Adam JK gained much popularity through Instagram and Tumblr, and has since collaborated with Strand Books and Urban Outfitters on commercial projects. 

What I find most intriguing about his work is his use of the internet and internet culture as a subject matter for his drawings, which are then mostly disseminating via the internet. It's a very a self-referential practice, even a meta-practice.