We Did It

Alex Gardner

We Did It, 202276 x 56cmSign in to view price
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oil pastel and watercolour on paperMou Projects
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Visual Elements: The artwork features a vibrant, abstract composition with bold, energetic brushstrokes and a harmonious color palette of blues, purples, and browns. The dominant shapes are angular and geometric, creating a dynamic, almost kinetic energy across the canvas. Subject Matter: The central focus appears to be a powerful, muscular arm or limb, rendered with expressive, textured strokes that evoke a sense of movement and strength. Artistic Style and Technique: The artwork exhibits a distinctive expressionistic style, characterized by the artist's use of bold, gestural brushwork and a focus on capturing the emotional and kinetic qualities of the subject matter rather than realistic representation. Context: This work likely reflects the artist's exploration of themes related to the human form, physicality, and the inherent power and dynamism of the body. The abstract, symbolic nature of the composition suggests a deeper, more conceptual approach to the subject matter. ...

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Alex Gardner
Artist
Alex Gardner
B.1987, American

Alex Gardner (b.1987, Los Angeles, USA) is a figure painter working in acrylic to make intense and memorable scenes.  He finds meaning, artistic and emotional value in the human figure, which he depicts in a minimalist manner, often through a powerful contrast between the dark skin and white clothing, with no environment to reveal a certain context but rather a mood, inspired by real life experiences.   Alex’s paintings have a cold, surreal feeling upon first glance but as one engages the work further, the caring hand, the gentle embrace, and the smooth caress become equally apparent. The bodies are youthfully slender, sensually sleek, and mysteriously beautiful with the omission of facial features furthering the notion of a universal human experience. The artist currently lives and work in Long Beach, California. ...

Alex Gardner: Artworks
Untitled
Alex Gardner
Untitled, 2020
122 x 91cm
We Did It
Alex Gardner
We Did It, 2022
76 x 56cm
Snooze Button I
Alex Gardner
Snooze Button I, 2019
152.4 x 152.4cm
Mou Projects
Gallery
Mou Projects
Hong Kong

MOU PROJECTS (formerly known as MINE PROJECT) is a Hong Kong-based contemporary art gallery established in 2019. Since its inception, the gallery has been dedicated to showcase both local and international emerging artists working in all media and has held many of their first solo exhibitions in Hong Kong as well as in Asia. With an aim to facilitate artistic dialogues and conceptual innovations, the gallery supports artists whose experimental practices and boundary-pushing ethos reflect the current social reality and manifest an alternative contemporary aesthetics. ...

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