Opening Reception: "Nature in Pieces" by Alexis England Lead Image
Art Exhibit Opening Reception: "Nature in Pieces" by Alexis England
Please join us for the opening of Alexis England's "Nature in Pieces" at Troutbeck.
Artist Statement
"I'm into the process of covering and uncovering, layering then excavating. Colorplay or palette is just as important to me as shape and composition. As in all of my work, nature is at the forefront. I don't want to copy it, but it has to be the subject - whether in a familiar or unrecognizable form it's just what I care about, what means everything to me, always has. I can't seem to summon the familiar feelings to paint people or inanimate objects.
The paintings in this series contain fractures and featured odd bits, shards and remnants reflecting extinction and the profound worry most of us have (now more than ever) for the future of our natural world."
About the Artist
Wavering between her talents in both art and music, England enrolled in the York Academy of Arts at 17. Attending classes by day and singing in local clubs at night soon became too much. With music demanding more of her time, she chose to dedicate the first chapter of her artistic life to her voice, moving to Los Angeles where she rose to the top of her field performing and recording with Stevie Wonder, Mavis Staples, Sergio Mendez, to name a few.
Returning East and to her art, she briefly attended the Arts Students League, yet considers herself to be for the most part, self taught, enjoying the lack of 'rules' and the abandon that that allows her. She has established her studio in upstate New York where she works simultaneously on what she calls her "straight gig" - coveted animal portraits - and her "personal" work - nature inspired highly expressive paintings that hover between abstraction and familiar form. Her work is in private collections nationally and internationally.