Artist Information:
Alan Soffer
Wallingford, PA
United States
Member Since: Oct 2010
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Artist Statement:
Alan Soffer began studying
sculpture and clay in 1973
transitioning to abstract
painting in 1985, through a
breakthrough program at
Bennington College with Sandy
Stone. His abstractions have
been in the pursuit of the
unknown, unique, and personal
depths of the unconscious.
Rather than confining his
energies to a single medium,
he sensitively chooses
materials that accommodate the
concepts at hand. Early
constructions were in clay and
found objects, then
discovering printmaking and
photography, which he learned
on his own. Finally, focusing
on painting with acrylic, oil,
and wax. Encaustics allowed
him to marry a sculptural
component to his painterly
approach, following his
studies at Ringling School in
1998. The hot, pigmented wax’s
inherent translucency
perfectly supports his
vocabulary for expressing
space from the microscopic to
the galactic. Whatever the
direction, the work is always
influenced by Joseph Campbell,
the noted mythologist, who
Soffer considers his mentor.
He organized the first
national encaustic conference
in the US in 2005 and
continues teaching encaustic
technique as well as abstract
painting primarily through
workshops. Major one person
shows have been presented at:
DCCA, Wilmington DE; Borowsky
Gallery, Phila.; Rosenfeld
Gallery, Phila.; Widener U.,
Chester PA; Atlantic City Art
Center; Robert Roman ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Galleries:
Rosenfeld Gallery- Phila, PA,
USA
Lacey Gallery- Los Angeles,
CA, USA
Owl 57-Cedarhurt, New York,
USA
Gallery Sakiko- NYC, New York,
USA
Art 4- Hollidaysburg, PA, USA
CJ Gallery- San Diego, CA, USA
Sanford Smith- Great
Barrington, MA, USA...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
PURCHASED AND DONATED ARTWORK
Marine Life VI 30x22 acrylic
Noah Soffer
Circling VII 36x36 acrylic
Adam & Rachel Soffer
Photograph 20x30 Larry
Ballen Associates
Manse in the Forrest 60x48
acrylic ” “
Traded for
Aliphant II 84 x 48 monotype
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Internal 22x20 encaustic
David Schaffler, Wilson Oil
Marine Life III 30x22 acrylic
Verhoefs
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Commissions:
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Alan Soffer's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Alan Soffer's Portfolio.
Alan Soffer began studying sculpture and clay in 1973 transitioning to abstract painting in 1985, through a breakthrough program at Bennington College with Sandy Stone. His abstractions have been in the pursuit of the unknown, unique, and personal depths of the unconscious. Rather than confining his energies to a single medium, he sensitively chooses materials that accommodate the concepts at hand. Early constructions were in clay and found objects, then discovering printmaking and photography, which he learned on his own. Finally, focusing on painting with acrylic, oil, and wax. Encaustics allowed him to marry a sculptural component to his painterly approach, following his studies at Ringling School in 1998. The hot, pigmented wax’s inherent translucency perfectly supports his vocabulary for expressing space from the microscopic to the galactic. Whatever the direction, the work is always influenced by Joseph Campbell, the noted mythologist, who Soffer considers his mentor.
He organized the first national encaustic conference in the US in 2005 and continues teaching encaustic technique as well as abstract painting primarily through workshops. Major one person shows have been presented at: DCCA, Wilmington DE; Borowsky Gallery, Phila.; Rosenfeld Gallery, Phila.; Widener U., Chester PA; Atlantic City Art Center; Robert Roman ... |
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