Craig Alan Populus Book

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CRAIG ALAN POPULUS

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Meet the Craig Alan

Born in 1971 in San Bernardino drawing on his parents’ excelling in a school drawing

At the University of Mobile weekends, he honed and theater diversified After working in a frame creating art. His work his Populus series, inspired features portraits of icons and diverse influences

the Artist

Bernardino and raised in Atlanta, Craig discovered his artistic talent early, parents’ walls. By age 7, his skill in visual interpretation was undeniable. After drawing class, he pursued art passionately. Mobile in Alabama, a pottery class sparked his love for learning. On his skills by creating portraits in New Orleans. His studies in studio art diversified his techniques. frame shop and at Deljou in Atlanta, Craig returned to his true passion: work spans from abstract expressionism to graphic realism, highlighted by inspired by a wedding party in Orange Beach, Alabama. This series icons like Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. Craig’s innovative approach influences have made him a celebrated figure in the visual arts.

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Renowned Innovator in Visual Arts

Craig Alan

Year-round presence in:

- More than 15 galleries in major cities across the U.S.

- Over 50 galleries in Europe and Canada

Collected by many private and prominent collectors

Populus portrait of Senator Harry Reid presented in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.

Frequent presence at major art fairs including the Palm Beach Show, Scope, Art Silicon Valley, & Context Art Miami

Populus portrait of Nelson Mandela went viral, with people turning the artwork into an actual tribute event photo

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“Inspiration begins with a ‘What if...’ as I consider alternate imagery, surfaces, effects, results, etc. It comes from the past in conjunction with the present, like a bolt of lightning.”

- Craig Alan

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Craig Alan

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Populus

“I was at my mom’s condo, taking pictures of people on the beach from her balcony; she’s on the sixth floor. It was a nice day, and a bunch of people were on the beach. One of the shots I took through the camera’s eye ended up looking like an eyeball. I kept studying the picture and kept coming back to it. This was five or six years ago. I kept coming back to that photograph, saying, ‘There has got to be some way I can translate this in my own way.’ It was probably a year and a half later, through studying materials, that I was able to create a method that I could use to come up with The POPULUS.”

- Craig Alan

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Interview

How do people react

When people see my up close to see the man or the guys carrying enthusiasm. Finally, could be created out reactions to my work

Interview

react to your work? my work, they are typically amazed. They usually say, “Wow! That’s cool!” Then they get individuals. They comment on something they think is clever, for example, the box head carrying a sheet of glass. They comment on the actions of the individuals with Finally, they step back and are intrigued that another form (Marilyn Monroe, for example) out of these small individuals. It’s rewarding for me as an artist to watch people’s work and to see them get such enjoyment out of it.

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POPULUS

CONCEPTUAL

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“Observation is the best way I can convey how I visualize a painting. I keep journals that contain most of my ideas. This is a necessity due to the fact that my head is always reeling with ideas. I try to simulate human behavior through each image; this simulation stems from my observations. For me, the people and how they interact with each other and what they come together to make is the most important aspect of each painting. We are all symbiotic beings, all part of something greater and lesser than ourselves.”