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About the Item
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC
LA -- Privacy and personal space are central themes in the works of painter Alex Blas. His most recent series 'Housesitter' is inspired by the artist's real experience with a housesitter who, under the guise of trust, began using Blas’ home in his own self-interest. Toned by deep shadows and bathed in the reflected light of Southern California, the paintings turn the tables like a hidden camera, spying on the housesitter and finding him in moments of indiscretion and gratification. Here the gaze of the subject, his focus, his hands, his pose, are the details that expose his hesitance, and possibly even recognition, that he's breaking the rules. The artist's ability to transpose the perspective to a fly-on-the-wall witness, in such delicate and provocative detail, immortalize the discovery of online photos that inspired the series like uncomfortable, sensual truths frozen in time. - Jake Kale
Alex Blas was born in 1978 in Mexico City and received his degree in 1999 from Santa Ana College. His work has been shown at the Lyons Weir Gallery, New York, and the George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, as well as Manifest Equality (Los Angeles) and at Legends of La Cienega, sponsored by Elle Décor magazine. He curates Artwerq at the Downtown LA Artwalk monthly. Blas currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Red, Purple, Green, Black, White
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- Dimensions:Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fairfield, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1832456122
Alex Blas
Alex Blas was born in 1978 in Mexico City. Blas received his degree in 1999 from Santa Ana College. His work has been shown at the Lyons Wier Gallery in New York and the George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as Manifest Equality in Los Angeles and at Legends of La Cienega, sponsored by Elle Décor magazine. Blas currently lives and works in Northern California.
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