THINGS FALL APART

David Alekhuogie

THINGS FALL APART, 2022119 x 145 x 5cmSign in to view price
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archival pigment print on canvas, frameCommonwealth and Council
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The artwork features a close-up black and white photograph of a person's torso, highlighting their muscular shoulders and neck. The most prominent visual element is the text "THINGS FALL APART" tattooed across the subject's chest, conveying a sense of disintegration or breakdown. The stark lighting and dramatic shadows create a contemplative, almost melancholic mood. The photographer's use of high-contrast chiaroscuro technique emphasizes the powerful, sculptural quality of the subject's physical form. This poignant image seems to reflect on the transience and fragility of human existence, alluding to the artist's intention of exploring themes of decay, vulnerability, and the human condition. ...

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David Alekhuogie
Artist
David Alekhuogie
B.1985, American

David Alekhuogie was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1986. He has worked in southern California for most of his career and his photography shoots have taken place in the region. His love for art began whilst he attended the University of California Berkley, where he earned a Bachelor's of Art in sociology and minored in ethnomusicology. After Alekhuogie attended Berkley, he transitioned to a career in the arts. In 2013, he worked with various publications, such as The Source, Complex, and The Fader, the latter of which was produced by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen in New York. Alekhuogie's themes primarily revolve around anti-racist rhetoric, police brutality, and contemporary issues regarding systemic inequalities. His subject matter features the urban fashion of modern African-American culture (such as sagging). As Alekhuogie notes, "Though the saggy pants style has been around for three decades, it has triggered public consternation among politicians in recent years and spurred a spate of local ordinances around the country, resulting in fines and at times prison time." His photo series, Pull Up (2017), and To Live and Die in LA (2019), both feature sagging. (Wikipedia) ...

David Alekhuogie: Artworks
BOB_R
David Alekhuogie
BOB_R, 2022
145 x 119 x 5cm
BOB_K
David Alekhuogie
BOB_K, 2022
145 x 119 x 5cm
BOB_G
David Alekhuogie
BOB_G, 2022
145 x 119 x 5cm
FACT OF THE MATTER
David Alekhuogie
FACT OF THE MATTER, 2022
81.28 x 172.72 x 11.43cm
THINGS FALL APART
David Alekhuogie
THINGS FALL APART, 2022
119 x 145 x 5cm
ALIVE AND WELL
David Alekhuogie
ALIVE AND WELL, 2022
83 x 108 x 5cm
L: LA convention center 34.0403° N, 118.2696° W; R: florence and normandie chevron 33.9745° N, 118. 3006° W
David Alekhuogie
L: LA convention center 34.0403° N, 118.2696° W; R: florence and normandie chevron 33.9745° N, 118. 3006° W, 2018
55 x 45 x 4.5cm
Top: jefferson and normandie 34.0252° N, 118.3004° W; Bottom: washington and oak 48.2883° N, 122.6484° W
David Alekhuogie
Top: jefferson and normandie 34.0252° N, 118.3004° W; Bottom: washington and oak 48.2883° N, 122.6484° W, 2018
55 x 45 x 5cm
cedars sinai medical center 34.0753° N, 118.3804° W
David Alekhuogie
cedars sinai medical center 34.0753° N, 118.3804° W, 2018
120 x 92 x 5cm
glendale medical center 34.1514° N, 118.2315° W
David Alekhuogie
glendale medical center 34.1514° N, 118.2315° W, 2018
109 x 91 x 6cm
roscoe's long beach 34.0407° N, 118.3476° W
David Alekhuogie
roscoe's long beach 34.0407° N, 118.3476° W, 2018
119 x 96.5 x 5cm
out of sight
David Alekhuogie
out of sight, 2019
127 x 117cm
the scenario
David Alekhuogie
the scenario, 2019
157 x 91cm
panafricana
David Alekhuogie
panafricana, 2019
185 x 165cm
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Commonwealth and Council
Gallery
Commonwealth and Council
Los Angeles, Mexico City

Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...

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