Thursday, February 27, 2014

A Little Bit About Alexander Koleszar

By Krystal Branch


In the world of modern art, the name of Alexander Koleszar will definitely pop up because he is one of the most well known modern artists in the United States of America. He is known for his modern works that are quite different when it comes to the eyes of viewers. If one would want to know more about this person, here is a little bit of information about him.

He grew up in Michigan somewhere in Detroit. He had quite a sad childhood because he was a young boy struggling with his sexuality. Because he was not sure about whether he was a homosexual or not, he was often ridiculed and teased by his contemporaries because he grew up in a rather patriarchal society.

Even though he had quite a sad childhood, he used that set of strong emotions to pursue his career in painting. At the age of fourteen, he was able to make around thirteen artworks wherein some were actually showcased in his school. Three of them were even hung up in the city hall as they were amazingly attractive.

At the age of twenty two, he could not take the ridicule and drama about being a homosexual anymore which is why he decided to leave. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he cleared his head and became more open about being a gay man. It is also here that he went to the University of Arizona and took up a degree in arts which was followed by another one in geosciences.

What really made him famous were his four sets of paintings that made it rather big in the world of art. Now his set which was named Portrait was actually a bunch of paintings mostly depicting people. He was able to paint them so well that they actually looked quite real but if one would look closely, he would see that they are not.

His set Addiction and Recovery was definitely a very popular set because it is the one wherein he poured out a lot of his emotion. He went through a very tough time in his life wherein he fell into depression. This set made use of a surrealistic style that portrayed all the emotions that he had felt when he was in that state.

Of course there is his other set which is known as Life on Lifes Terms which concentrated more on abstract painting. Of course there were also other types of paintings in there like surreal paintings and other portraits but it mainly consisted of abstract art. Of course his style of a combination of realism and animation could actually be seen here.

Just My Opinion was one of the most touching sets of mister Alexander Koleszar as it concentrated on scenery sometimes with people in it. It was definitely a very different one as it showed pictures of men who were naked doing all kinds of actions. As the title implies, these paintings were depictions of his own opinions about life and the controlling attitude of society when it comes to the thought pattern of people that were shown through realistic and surrealistic paintings.




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