Abstracts- STIRLING MILLS

ab·stract Recent Works by _ _ A 3 L 3 X Z A N D 3 R L. H A R R I S

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A3L3XZAND3R L. HARRIS

Born in 1983 in Berkeley, California.

He grew up in the Sonoma county wine country , Healdsburg , where he continues to make his home today.

Born into a family of artists with his father and his father’s father as painters...

He knew from an early age that he would represent a third generation, expressing himself through the mediums of oil paint and clay and occasionally glass.

A strong believer in observing nature, his painting and sculptures are created reflecting the act of observing life itself. His inspiration relies on the recollection of interactions and experiences of the natural beauty ( Physical & Intellectual) that surrounds him. His work is directly derived from "the closest living relative of the natural world... Ones own memory".

"An honest painter will paint what they know and what they are able to observe from that which surrounds them…From one’s honest recollection of their position in that time and place."

A3L3XZAND3R resides in Healdsburg, California where he is surrounded by stunning vistas. The landscapes are familiar to him, and the natural beauty around him serves as constant inspiration.

A3L3XZAND3R’s work is widely collected and his work is included in numerous notable permanent classical and contemporary, private, public and corporate collections throughout the world. He is held in corporate collections and displayed publicly in such places as Hyatt Regency Hotel Group, Sutter Health Group, and Kawasaki to name a few. Some of the private collections hold historically important artist such as Homer, Rembrandt, Kandinsky, Repin, Fetchin, Zorn, Picasso, and Matisse to name a few amongst many other note worthy artist.

He attended the Florence Academy Of Art (Florence, Italy) for 4 years, splitting his participation in the academy between the Drawing/Painting Program and the Sculpture Program. He also sojourned to St. Petersburg, Russia where he attended The Repin Academy (also know as the Russian Academy Of Art).

His Academic training required a rigorous approach that includes careful study of the masters, as well as drawing, painting, and sculpting the human figure with emphasis being placed upon 19th and 20th French atelier classical technique.

The range of his work can be classified from Modern abstract to figurative realism. He Works in the mediums of Oil Paint, pencil, charcoal and water color for his drawing and painting work; and works in wet clay for his bronze works.

Ab·stract adjective adjective: abstract existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Verb consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else.

These works are visual translations and descriptions of observations in the space between a surface and the artist, using oil paint as the medium. The ideal achievement in each piece depicts a balanced, consistent, orderly, and pleasing arrangement of parts with congruity. These forms seek to explain a summary of the contents of an idea by relating to the formal aspects of art, emphasizing lines, colors, generalized or geometrical forms, etc., especially with reference to their relationship to one another.

These values can be measured objectively through an intuitive measurement in ones honest emotional, intellectual response. A truly pleasing combination and arrangement should produce a reaction to stimulate both responses.

A successful interweaving of different accounts between lines, shapes, colors and forms into a single narrative hopefully allows a harmonic interaction.

These abstract representations separate us from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. They express a quality or characteristic apart from any specific object or instance. The representations we observe in life are simply interpretations to describe the world around us. Hopefully the search to understand these descriptions provide pause for reflection.

-Every shade of white is infinite in the spectrum.

Infinite Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 72 x 84 inches Price range: 19,500.

Transition Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 48 x 60 inches Price range: 13,750.

Urban Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 60 x 72 inches Price range: 14,500.

Pause Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 48 x 72 inches Price range: 14,500.

Veils Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 60 x 84 inches Price range: 17,500.

Sonoma Panorama Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 36 x 72 inches Price range: 10,750.

If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.

Edward Hopper

Conjuring Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 48 x 48 inches Price range: 11,500.

We live in an age when the traditional great subjects - the human form, the landscape, even newer traditions such as abstract expressionism - are daily devalued by commercial art.

Andy Warhol

Literal Texture Oil on canvas(un-stretched) by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 144 x 180 inches Price range: 32,500.

Grey Variety Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 24 x 48 inches Price range: 5,450.

Tonality Oil on canvas by A3L3XZAND3R HARRIS Canvas dimensions 48 x 48 inches Price range: 10,500.