Philadelphia Painters

[@garypecoraro9293]

Alex's work is always an eye catcher, his brillant style is unique, a 21st century master... Belismo 👍👍👍...

[@sltwitness]

Paul, what a great analysis of Alex's painting techniques. Thank you for making the time and effort to create this video.

[@chubb-zman2637]

i feel he is one of the best artist today and proably better then most making comments my self included

[@volantera]

I used to be crazy about painters like Soutine, Cezanne, Nolde, Austin Osman Spare, Richard Dadd, even someone like Henry Darger.

[@kingsleysaxon9710]

Comparison with other media eg " digital video" in describing the fragmenting of form with colour I find one step removed from the "reality" that Alex tries to portray. For me his work includes the idea of time. Historically since the mid C19th; representational painting has been compared with photography, now we hear people comparing smudged images as being like cinema or video. So okay it looks like that but it's not the point. There is a much more human presence in seeing these figures as if we would see them in reality. That is moving through time. Like the interruption to forms when we blink or adjust our perspective or when a subject moves subtly. These elements are about the passage of time and change. He paints in verbs rather than nouns. Although there are photographic analogies in a AK painting one can say; So what? It's the intimate relationship with the viewer, an empathy with the sense of being in state of flux that's more exciting. Bravo Alex! You manage this without affectation via use of disarming, atmospheric tones and colours and your brushwork is still human and considered, rather than flashy and contrived.

[@insomb]

Which painters are you interested in? Just curious.

[@RobertF-]

Really interesting paintings.

[@juliobalaguer4859]

Muy bueno

[@Avecclaire]

@Artmeisa81 those are usually used for ink in printmaking : /

[@zencat9239]

This video didn’t tell us much...

[@charles6762]

why does one need someone to explain another's work? Does the work not speak for itself? Why build a wall of interpretation between the virgin viewer that necessitates a forensic cleansing to view art as an individual? Just show the work let us have our own intimate interpretation sans explanation or opinion.

[@DoNBrewer]

boring as dry toast

[@volantera]

Gimmicky painting with skill as a crutch.

[@skipstah70]

yawn...