alex
stork



He/They

Animator, Graphic Designer, Mixed Media Artist                                        
Weird, Punk, Identity, Bodies


 












My two artworks are made using different mediums. The one displayed at the One-on-One gallery is made from several layers of white acrylic paint and gouache on top of mirrors,  while the one displayed at TREX is oil pastel on hardboard. My first piece depicts a series of  human organs they are displayed where they would be on the average person and the  mirror allows people to see them on themselves. The second piece depicts me sitting on a  bathroom floor looking up at the person viewing however instead of a figure it is a skeleton  on a silhouette sitting there. 

My process for each piece was first figure out the size I wanted for my drawing and then  figure out what size of each organ was so I could plan to cut the mirrors to be large enough. To ensure I didn’t waste a ton of glass I did a few practice cuts until I was sort of confident, I could cut the glass into squares. From two medium sized mirrors I only ended up with  only 7 usable mirrors and lots of broken glass. I added gold ornate frames onto the mirrors  to serve as a reminder of those old cheesy family pictures that are in most houses only it  isn’t what's expected. For X-Ray I projected the images I took and edited onto my  hardboard and roughly traced the silhouette and background before drawing in the  skeleton several times to get it correct. Using gouache to get the base colours I blocked  out areas before going on to oil pastels.

My two artworks explore the identity of being human through what we have inside a  glimpse into what keeps us alive. The body is a living room in a way because it houses our  skeleton and organs; we are a living room.





Previous Works




 
MHC
Art & Design Program – MHC
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Contact Info
livingroomartdesign@gmail.com
403.529.3959
Address
399 College Ave SE
Medicine Hat, AB - Canada
T1A 3Y6
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