Artist Information:
William Alexander
Grand Rapids, MI
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
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Artist Statement:
I want my work to be
immediate and fresh, never
final but new with each
encounter. I strive to create
art that is viewed as an
experience or a
journey...seeing, waiting,
doubting, discovering,
creating, destroying, opening,
closing, starting, ending.
I am drawn to art that can
be interpreted differently by
each viewer and interpreted
anew with each viewing. I
strive to create art that
possesses these qualities,
which would explain why most
of my recent work is
considered "abstract" or
"non-representational".
The discipline to free an
image from conventional
expectations without
surrendering the emotional
drama of the human spirit will
always be my pursuit. For me,
the challenge of painting is
to penetrate and break through
inherent preconceived
expectations of art which may
stifle the personality, or the
spirit, and to present a fresh
new way of "seeing".
In the process of
creating, my art is sometimes
transformed incrementally,
from realistic or
representational subject
matter to an expressionistic
or emotional image as I
progress. At other times I may
approach an empty canvas with
the intention of bypassing any
"subject matter", pursuing a
more random expression.
Throughout the years my
art has gone through many
phases from realism...
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Artist Exhibitions:
I have paintings on
exhibit in the "C.S. Lewis
Festival Juried Fine Art
Exhibition" at the Crooked
Tree Arts Center in Petoskey,
Michigan Nov. 9 - Dec. 1,
2007.
I have a solo exhibit of
recent work at "One Trick
Pony" 136 E. Fulton St. Grand
Rapids, Michigan, Nov. 5...
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William Alexander's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to William Alexander's Portfolio.
I want my work to be immediate and fresh, never final but new with each encounter. I strive to create art that is viewed as an experience or a journey...seeing, waiting, doubting, discovering, creating, destroying, opening, closing, starting, ending.
I am drawn to art that can be interpreted differently by each viewer and interpreted anew with each viewing. I strive to create art that possesses these qualities, which would explain why most of my recent work is considered "abstract" or "non-representational".
The discipline to free an image from conventional expectations without surrendering the emotional drama of the human spirit will always be my pursuit. For me, the challenge of painting is to penetrate and break through inherent preconceived expectations of art which may stifle the personality, or the spirit, and to present a fresh new way of "seeing".
In the process of creating, my art is sometimes transformed incrementally, from realistic or representational subject matter to an expressionistic or emotional image as I progress. At other times I may approach an empty canvas with the intention of bypassing any "subject matter", pursuing a more random expression.
Throughout the years my art has gone through many phases from realism... |
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Sixth Seal, 2006
Oil Painting,
20 x 16 X 2 inches
Not for Sale
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