Friday, February 21, 2014

A Little Bit About Alexander Koleszar

By Krystal Branch


Alexander Koleszar is one of the most famous modern artists in the whole United States of America as his works have a unique and surrealistic style to them that may capture the eyes of the audience. His art style is definitely very different from other artists because he combines elements of abstract art, realism, and surrealism. This is actually what made him quite famous in the world of painting.

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 as a child, he already was very talented at art especially painting which was his passion. When he was at the age of fourteen, he was able to create around thirty canvases wherein some were actually exhibited. In fact, there were three of these paintings were showcased in the city hall of the area that he lived in.

Because of all the drama and tears that were present in his hometown, he decided to move to Phoenix, Arizona and start a new life. Of course he cleared his head while he was here and decided to come out from the closet. With his fresh new perspective on life, he decided to take a degree in arts and then took another degree in geosciences.

Now for him to become famous, he created four sets of paintings that became really popular in the field of art. One of his first sets which was the set that showcased only portraits of people. If one would look at these portraits from afar, he would think that these paintings are photographs but if he looked closer, 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.

Life on Lifes Terms which was another set concentrated more on abstract paintings as he wanted to branch out his style. Even if one could see his surrealistic style even in the abstract paintings, it still looked really unique and beautiful. Of course other paintings in this set showcased still life in a surrealistic style like flowers and such.

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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