Menu
The New Contemporary Art Magazine

Alec Huxley’s Dark, Cinematic Paintings

Dimly lit with a chiaroscuro effect, the paintings of San Francisco-based artist Alec Huxley combine elements of genre films within surreal, narrative compositions with a spooky ambiance. Inspired by westerns and sci-fi alike, Huxley stages mysterious scenes with ghostly characters whose identities appear obscured. These figures are caught in mid-action, and while their movements may appear natural, their bodies are often arranged in carefully planned geometric patterns that play with symmetry and perspective. Huxley currently has work in a three-person show at L.A.'s C.A.V.E. Gallery along with Jason Hernandez and Nom Kinnear King. Take a look at some of his recent artworks after the jump.

Dimly lit with a chiaroscuro effect, the paintings of San Francisco-based artist Alec Huxley combine elements of genre films within surreal, narrative compositions with a spooky ambiance. Inspired by westerns and sci-fi alike, Huxley stages mysterious scenes with ghostly characters whose identities appear obscured. These figures are caught in mid-action, and while their movements may appear natural, their bodies are often arranged in carefully planned geometric patterns that play with symmetry and perspective. Huxley currently has work in a three-person show at L.A.’s C.A.V.E. Gallery along with Jason Hernandez and Nom Kinnear King. Take a look at some of his recent artworks below.

Meta
Topics
Share
Facebook
Reddit
Pinterest
Email
Related Articles
We live in strange times and artists Michael Kerbow and Mike Davis both have something in common: they use surrealism and time travel to address modern and existential issues. Click above to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interviews with painters Mike Davis and Michael Kerbow about their respective solo showings.
Artist and animation director Joe Vaux paints what he likes. His personal work is teeming with impish demons. His cheerful hellscapes are populated with lost souls, sharp toothed monstrosities, and swarms of wrong-doers. And yet, there’s an innocence to all of this. Click to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interview with Joe Vaux.
Vibrant and bold, Oscar Joyo’s latest body of work which was exhibited at Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles, vibrates the retina; while delving into his childhood memories childhood in Malawi and themes of Afrofuturism.
Something interesting happens when when artists like Alan and Carolynda Macdonald, who have the painting fundamentals mastered, decide to subvert expectations and perplex a viewers expectations conceptually. Click to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interview.

Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List