All three new works represent an important step in Alexey's career depicting major themes of his figurative work and reflecting his deep beliefs on the role of ART within a contemporary society.
They also amply represent his method and philosophy that he describes in the web magazine www.novorealism.com as part of NOVOREALISM project he founded.
Monday, August 22nd, 2 - 4 p.m.
Alexey unveils his painting
commissioned by CSU Dominguez Hills
to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this statistically one of the most diverse campuses in the nation.
The event will take place at the Fall Convocation reception in the Loker Student Union ballroom of CSUDH as part of the official convocation ceremony.
All three new works represent an important step in Alexey's career depicting major themes of his figurative work and reflecting his deep beliefs on the role of ART within a contemporary society.
They also amply represent his method and philosophy that he describes in the web magazine www.novorealism.com as part of NOVOREALISM project he founded.
On Monday, August 22nd, Alexey unveils his painting
commissioned by CSU Dominguez Hills
to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this statistically one of the most diverse campuses in the nation.
The event will take place at the Fall Convocation reception in the Loker Student Union ballroom of CSUDH as part of the official convocation ceremony.
"Learners of Dominguez: Howard, Jenika, Auburn, Chris, Ronald" features the likenesses of five of the university's students, from its oldest at 80, Howard Christiansen, to its youngest at 17, Auburn Hightower, along with Jenika Miller, Chris Barnette, and Ronald Farol.
Conceived as part of his ongoing "My Neighbor" series, Steele painted his work in a series of intense live sessions with the students whose emotional openness and engagement made them in his words "his co-authors". None of the painting was touched up after the sittings, resulting in what Steele says is a "live painting from first stroke to last". He said that through realism of such collective participation he wanted this 15-inch by 60-inch painting to capture the soul of the students, and as a result, the university, sharing live experience of the community.
breaking canvas with Jenika and Auburn
painting Auburn and Chris on the same session
to accommodate the desired natural day lighting the special set was constructed
painting Ron
posing last, Ron is the first one to see finished work and to capture it on his mac
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this type of live work is wholly dependent on the complete participation and dedication of the models
live and life-size multi-figure painting is quite an intense sport
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Saturday, August 20, 7 p.m.
is an opening reception at
Kwan Fong Gallery of California Lutheran University
for a group exhibition
The New Romantic Figure
The show includes works by:
Michael Lynn Adams, Peter Adams, Jeremy Lipking, Cyn McCurry,
Michael Pearce, Tony Pro, and Mia Tavonatti
Michael Pearce, Tony Pro, and Mia Tavonatti
As part of this exhibition Alexey presents a painting and a large-scale figurative cartoon drawing.
Both works are portraying real people and function as portraits within meaningful settings where the "realness" of the characters emphasizes the metaphoric context of the works. Alexey calls them "painted songs."
"Madonna of The Storm: Unia and Wolf. The Storm is Coming" 80" X 36" oil on canvas - is a commissioned portrait executed on site live for a client in the span of ten days of non-stop live painting sessions. It is painted in San Juan, Puert Rico on an approach of the hurricane Earl of 2010 and is presented to the public for the first time.
The living room of client's house, situated just one block from the beach with the help of the staff was transformed into a fully functioning painting studio.
this type of live work is wholly dependent on the complete participation and dedication of the models
live and life-size multi-figure painting is quite an intense sport
The work was conceived as "Madonna of The Storm" several weeks prior to artists' arrival, yet the appearance of a full-throttle Caribbean hurricane, first in a season, in the middle of executing the work obviously could not have been anticipated.
As the massive storm was gathering over island which was franticly bracing itself for the onslaught of nature, Alexey was happily taking his models to the beach for studies.
"Rising: Jaboy, Christian, Derron, Michael, Luis" 100" X 80" charcoal, pastel pencils, mixed media on paper - is a cartoon, a full scale drawing study for a painting, that Alexey is working on in various stages since 2003.
It represents an insuppressible force of the human spirit in the face of the power of a totalitarasing and corrupt society. It centered around live-studying of the authentically diverse characters of modern day fighters, juxtaposing their personal identities and straggle to the consumerist dictatorship through undue political influence of monopolistic corporate brands and financial conglomerates.
each figure was studied in live drawing sessions with central characters of the work
from the live studies the figures were developed
Each meaningful "load-bearing" element was meticulously researched, fabricated or staged
in the great "battle of brands" ART always wins
IN ART WE TRUST!
Artists' reception:
Saturday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
We look forward seeing you all!
Admission is free. Located in Soiland Humanities Center, the Kwan Fong Gallery is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Street parking is by permit only Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visitor parking is available in the parking lots on Mountclef Boulevard north and south of Olsen Road.
Sponsored By
Lois and Allan Friedman Family Foundation and the CLU Art Department
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We look forward seeing you all!
check out alexey steele's blog,
visit his website
and gallery at www.americanlegacy.com
