Alex Pearce

The constant pushing and pulling of mediums has been a key element with in my paintings. This has allowed my exploration through cityscapes and the manipulation of light to be constantly moving forward and changing as though the cityscape does with every new building built or how the sun or moon does with every new day. With the subject of my paintings surrounding the manipulation of light in a cityscape and its modern architecture, it is the small details which help to build up my paintings. Through the use of photography and first-hand drawing I’ve been able to capture some of these developments with in London. The details that can be seen in my work, all come from the first-hand experience of observing the city and its architecture face to face. This has allowed myself the chance to experience what key details people notice or why certain people stop to discover an architectural feature that catches their attention. It is these developments that become noticeable in the drawings or fine detailed painting of architecture, especially with in my most recent works.

My painting has taken the form of an abstracted yet somewhat romantic theme, with the colours in my paintings being very nostalgic. This is key to allowing this ...

2015 - 2018
​BA (HONS) FINE ART - CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON, UK.

2014 - 2015
FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN ART AND DESIGN - CCW
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON, LONDON, UK.

2018​
​- MNDA Charity event
Solo Exhibition, Reading, UK.
​- Chelsea College of Arts Degree Show
Group Exhibition, London, UK.
​- The Orbit Art Show
Group Exhibtion, OXO Tower Barge House, London, UK.

2017​
​- 'The Child who masturbates can't tickle himself'
Group Exhibition, Black Gates Gallery, London, UK.
​- 'Translations'
Group Exhibition, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK.
​- 'Interim'
Group Exhibition, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK.

2016​
​- 'Semi - Detached'
Group Exhibition, Safehouse 1 & 2, Peckham, UK.
​- 'Territories'
Group Exhibition, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK.

2015
​- '67.11'
Group Exhibtion, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK.
​- 'Synonyms for Exploration'
Group Exhibition, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK.
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