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Jun 5, 2024 · A BFA graduate of California State University, Long Beach, Gardner is earning a reputation for his ethereal acrylic paintings, featuring pitch-black faceless figures that radiate within luminous, vaguely defined color fields.
Alex Gardner is a figure painter working in acrylic to make intense and memorable scenes. His entangled ink-black bodies are draped with dramatically folding white cotton separates and posed in pastel environments where the reflections of color produce subtle gradients and thoughtful tonal shifts.
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- Male
- American
Jul 13, 2017 · “ Alex creates sculptural yet expressive figurative work set in a minimal geometric landscape. He draws on influence from Renaissance painters in the way to pose and gesture the figures to purposefully guide the eye through the composition.
- Lenny Smith
Oct 2, 2015 · Identity is a central theme for the Afro-Japanese artist, with much of his work featuring anonymous figures painted in a deep, rich black. A rebuke against the fair-skinned bodies he used to habitually paint, Gardner uses skin tone to challenge the ways in which viewers identify with what they see.
- Monique Todd
Alex Gardner (b. 1987, Long Beach, California, US) is a figurative painter working in acrylic to make colorful canvases that smooth over cultural signifiers, featuring anonymized avatars that anyone can see themselves reflected in.
Feb 8, 2023 · I create bright, colourful, abstract yet representational paintings. My artwork openly reflects my life experiences, day-to-day questions and challenges.
