Saturday, February 15, 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.

Just for some background information, muster Koleszar grew up in Michigan which was just outside of Detroit. The place where he grew up in was a very patriarchal one which meant that any form of sexual vagueness was frowned upon. When he was younger, he was actually confused about his sexuality as he was a homosexual.

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.

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.

Now he was well known for four sets of paintings that he made which became quite known in the art world. One of that was the Portrait set which was a set of self portraits of different people. What makes this set very attractive is that it is painted in such a way that the people in it look very real yet 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.

There was also another set that was known as Life on Lifes Terms which had a lot of abstract paintings in it. Of course his style is very evident in this set as the abstract art looked a little bit cartoon like with a touch of realism. Of course he also had paintings in there of still life like flowers and bread and of course his favorite type which is surrealism.

One of the most touching sets of mister Alexander Koleszar was none other than the set known as Just My Opinion. In here, he showed his skill in painting scenery and portraits together. This was quite a controversial set because this set depicted a lot of naked men in it which was his opinion about how society would control the people into thinking or acting in a certain manner before he or she could be accepted.




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