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Recent writing from the studio, the archive, and the general mess of making things.
Where Do We Go From Here? by Alex Loveless (2019)
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas. 30in x 40in. Click Here to Buy Prints
Human (5) by Alex Loveless (2019)
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas. 60cm x 90cm. Click Here to Buy Prints
Plan? Nein. by Alex Loveless (2018)
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas. 70cm x 90cm. Click Here to Buy Prints
Totes Emosh
Totes Emosh by Alex Loveless (2018). Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas. 100cm x 100cm.
What Makes Us Stronger
“What the hell are we supposed to do now?!” I asked, panicked and confused. A genuine question – what should a hiker do when posed with such a predicament? Having no experience, I genuinely didn’t know. The worried glances of my friends did nothing to calm me. They knew this was bad. “Get the…
Self Portrait with Texture
I’m struggling to pin down when this was produced. It was painted using as its reference a Polaroid picture (which I still have) circa 1998/9. I barely remember making this. By the look of it, there was originally a highly textured abstract piece on the board, which presumably I didn’t like. Or perhaps I just…
Spaceship #1
The theme here, if it’s not obvious, is the relationship between nature, randomness, mechanism and determinism. The title is not whimsical. The 6 cell motif that dominates the half of the painting is a representation of a single state of a cellular automaton, one of infinite number possible, from Conway’s Game of Life. This particular…
Manga Mannequin Considering Jumping Into the Abyss
Here is a picture of my Manga Mannequin stood staring into the abyss. He seems fearful, hesitant, afraid even. He also has no face to tell us this with. No voice and no story. These Manga Mannequins do suggest a story, or perhaps a character, or element of culture, or something like that. There is strength…
Finished
It won’t find it hard to believe that I find it difficult to focus when on conference calls. A random floating piece of dust catching a mote of sunlight is enough to draw me a away from the matter in hand. The ceaseless distraction that is the social web is like a black hole sucking…
Violent Random Equilibrium
Mornings are good. Spring is good. Spring mornings are all about change, and I like change. The anti-entropic thrust that brings colour and bustle to outside spaces is merely a part of a conspicuous cycle, but always feels fresh after the dormancy of winter. I walk my dog most mornings in a local park. The…