Parable

Alex Foxton

Parable, 2022220 x 110cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
oil and acrylic on canvasGalerie DerouillonParis
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This vibrant contemporary artwork features a bold, abstract composition with striking colors and forms. The dominant element is a prominent, oversized pink figure against a dark, textured background filled with gestural brushstrokes in a range of hues. The figure's abstracted, almost anthropomorphic shape stands out, with distinct features and appendages. The overall style is expressive, with a focus on the interplay of color, line, and organic shapes rather than realistic representation. While the specific subject matter is open to interpretation, the artwork conveys a sense of energy, dynamism, and a playful, almost fantastical quality. The artist's intention may be to explore themes of identity, the human form, or the emotive power of color and shape in a contemporary artistic language. ...

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Alex Foxton
Artist
Alex Foxton
1980 , British

Alex Foxton’s painting takes traditional images of masculinity, deconstructs their archetypes and reveals their complexity and ambiguity. Alex Foxton explores the personal history and humanity of the heroes or mythical figures that inhabit our western culture, painting a new narrative in the hollow of the history known to all. The figures depicted are stretched, torn between a calm face and an expressive body, tortuous or ecstatic, underlining the tension of each character. Alex tries to get rid of the objective and dominant gaze that shapes these virile male figures to reveal an embodied vision and to let a desire for these bodies come to life. ...

Alex Foxton: Artworks
Cowboy study (Permanent Yellow Green)
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Devil I
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Gyrfalcon
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Sumo (Squat)
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Sumo (Legs)
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Poison
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Study for Greek torso with metal support
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Magpie (V)
Alex FoxtonMagpie (V), 2021Price on Request
My coat
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Parable
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Witch
Alex FoxtonWitch, 2021Price on Request
Blue Sun
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Green Sun
Alex FoxtonGreen Sun, 202319000 USD
Greek Street (Seán)
Alex FoxtonGreek Street (Seán), 2023Price on Request
Chauffeur cap (Seán)
Alex FoxtonChauffeur cap (Seán), 2023Price on Request
Leopard Study
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Marsyas (Titian)
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Marsyas
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Cain and Abel
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Two Sailors (for KA)
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Study (Marsyas)
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David Boy
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Piers Study (pink moon)
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Leopard study (I)
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Galerie Derouillon
Gallery
Galerie Derouillon
Paris, Paris, Paris

The Galerie Derouillon, founded by Benjamin Derouillon, opened its doors in September 2012 at 38 rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in the Haut-Marais district, which is emerging as one of the new poles of contemporary art in Paris, with the desire to defend a young generation of French and international artists. The programme offers a singular vision of today's art in its diversity of modes of expression, with a particular emphasis on painting, sculpture and installations. The selection of artists has in common a demanding and playful work that breaks with established codes.

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