Alexis Ralaivao's "Le Triangle" features a striking composition dominated by a vibrant red, softly contoured garment against warm-toned skin, creating an intimate focus on the neckline. The close-up perspective transforms a simple subject into an exploration of everyday elegance, invoking a sense of immediacy and personal connection. Ralaivao employs a realistic style with a smooth texture emphasizing subtle tonal shifts. His work reimagines genre painting by capturing the nuanced beauty of daily life, echoing both historical art traditions and contemporary sensibilities, while drawing on his autodidactic study of wide-ranging cultural influences. ...
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. ...
Olney Gleason is a contemporary art gallery based in New York, founded by Nicholas Olney and Eric Gleason. Opening in Chelsea in fall 2025, the gallery represents international artists and estates spanning several generations and mediums.