Alfa Art Gallery

Transfigured

November 20th- December 10th

Opening: November 20th @ 7:30 pm

About the Exhibition:

Alfa Art Gallery is pleased to present “Transfigured”, a group exhibition featuring Lidia Simeonova, Don Bloom, Michael Fenton, Koenraad Seghers, Vesselin Kourtev and John Hawaka. Each of these artists creatively transforms their subject with contour lines of nebulous form, cascading seas of organic pattern, and impressionistic color fields that reinterpret fleeting moments of detail. In a ceaseless quest to capture the essence of human nature, these artists translate objective information by intimately echoing the emotive energy of their subjects.

Recently named “2010 Artist of the Year” by Boxheart Gallery and Art Inter/National Exhibition’s “Best in Show”, Lidia Simeonova is a Bulgarian artist that has participated in several national and international exhibitions. Her work contemplates the female countenance as it utilizes Klimt-esque design elements to highlight the tactile and sensual features of her subjects.

Inspired and informed by impressionists Seurat, Monet, and Bonnard, Don Bloom paints his figures with an educated playfulness for evanescent light and color. An artist that has abandoned black from the palette, Bloom renders each scene with a colorful luminosity that is more affected by subjective decisions than observant reactions.

Though mostly known for his recent abstract paintings, John Hawaka’s earlier work provides a powerful insight into the artist’s accomplished career. These works expressively probe into the darker side of Hawaka’s subjects, as the artist ejects a powerful sense of movement and visceral detail.

Alfa Art Galley Director, Vesselin Kourtev, is an internationally-acclaimed painter that is best known for his engaging portrayals of anomalous characters that emerge from their vibrant and enigmatic environments. Often mystified and sensual beings, Kourtev’s characters provide only subtle hints of narrative, offering its remaining abstraction up to the viewer.

Koenraad Seghers is a local full-time artist devoted to creating works that energize and invigorate his viewers through whimsical narratives. Seghers amalgamates various icons by overlapping their contour forms, creating a visual sense of lighthearted chaos.

Though educated in various artistic backgrounds, local artist Michael Fenton finds his greatest pleasure in portraiture. Capturing the subtle psychological elements of his subjects, Fenton renders figures with a sensitivity to expression and detail.

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The Alfa Art Gallery believes that Visual Art is the ultimate form of communication and is therefore universal in its expression.

The Alfa Art Gallery mission is to support emerging and well established artists and to give their work exposure and a critical following within the art community.

The Alfa Art Gallery goal is to conduct local, national and international art exhibitions including: oil color, water color, mixed media, sculptures, photography, crafts and glass works.

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