Birahi Painting

Drawing inspiration from travels spanning 35 countries, his American-Indonesian upbringing, and classical studies in Paris, France, his work reflects a deep respect for the Masters of the past and their use of dramatic chiaroscuro and decadent color, coupled with his fascination with a modern aesthetic of movement, composition, perspective and subject matter. He draws tremendous inspiration from the Old Masters such as, Michelangelo Buonaparte, Rhodin, Bernini, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, as well as more recent artistic luminaries including, Lucien Freud, George De la tour, Salvador Dali, Ivan Aivazovsky, Callum Fraser and I Nyoman Nuarta to name a few. He forges a synergy of richness found in classical technique and a modern, graphic approach, focusing on the flow of paint construction and hues of emotion. Alan Pierce views his artworks as a vehicle and tool to communicate human truths and provoke people to answer socially relevant, ever-shifting questions. The artists' work reflects a deep desire to explore and highlight the eternal nature of the human condition and encourage people to look beyond the surface and attain deeper insights into self-awareness through personal symbolism, questions and messages that traverse cultural, racial, national, political boundaries. His work is created as a catalyst to unite people through shared emotional experience. A firm believer in an ever dissected, ever improving status quo, he always strives to shatter self-imposed limitations with every new work and stretch beyond, challenging the boundaries of his own artistic understanding and growth. Every piece is created to move and stir a spectrum of human emotion, opening a doorway to invite the viewer to question and ponder their own current life-map, thoughts and world views.