Jumat, 13 Juni 2014

Alexander Koleszar Artist Is A Worldwide Renaissance Man

By Kenya Campos


He is an artist who grew up in Michigan at Birmingham . His passion and talent for painting was seen while he was still young. Immediately he had completed almost 30 canvases, his painting was exhibited at a city hall in Michigan by then he was in his seventh grade. But like usual children can be cruel, Alexander Koleszar was taunted because of his creativity which made him begin to mask his talent in painting. He hoped that it would help him avoid more negative attention.

Twenty years later an AIDS pandemic swept over his land. It was painful to witness friends and family die. He had to turn to something to forget the disheartening moment or even look for a way to let the sadness go. It was in this difficult period that he decided to get grounded in art once again. He concentrated in his work and art turned to be an effective recovery mechanism.

Upon return to his work as an artist he spent the first year doing painting that reflected the pandemic that claimed the lives of his friends. Most his works were recognized by a curator of a museum in Los Angeles and Sales Gallery. This particular painting was entitled returning home. It was among the two arts selected that year to the museum.

Despite the fact that he was gaining recognition in his talent and works, in 1994 he decided to ground himself in drawing techniques and classical painting. To become successful in this field he suspended his works in art and began to study classical painting.

He did not want to exhibit his art before building himself well in the field. However in 1996 he was invited to exhibit a number of his works at County Museum in Los Angeles. During the exhibition he was tagged a new emerging artist. It made him popular that he was called to take part in a Biennale held in Italy.

Since the Biennale, people across US and parts of Europe began buying his works. His paintings are not only a fusion of surrealism but also realism. They are outstanding and reflect his admiration of works done Magritte and Dali.

The works of Koleszar demonstrated that he was not timid of dealing with critical issues. In most paintings he responded to critical issues such as Enron scandal and wars during Bush Administration. He has created various arts in response to suspected motives for war. Some of the works address key issues of recovery and addiction in West Hollywood community. In general he ensured his work pointed out vital issues in the society.

Koleszar is a celebrated renaissance man. In addition to art he did natural sciences and enjoyed politics. His thoughts, knowledge and ideas were reflected in art. It was during this time that another tragedy hit him. One of his close friends who he had worked with in this field for 26 years passed away. It was very painful that he migrated to Palms Springs. There he started a new life away from past distractions.




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