Alexis Ralaivao’s sensual and diaristic oil paintings find affective charge in everyday scenes, reinventing the tradition of genre painting for the contemporary age. His works deftly synthesize wide-reaching cultural reference points, drawing from his ongoing, intensive autodidactic studies of the history of painting, the language of cinematography, admiration of objets d'art, and French literature. With a deep understanding and appreciation of the artistic allusions in his work, his sensitive encapsulations of daily life possess a timeless humanity and profound intimacy. ...
