ALEX GARANT
BRIEF MOMENTS OF CHAOS
feature exhibition
Opening September 3rd, 2021
Arch Enemy Arts is excited to present “Brief Moments of Chaos,” a new feature by Toronto-based oil painter, Alex Garant. Combining Figurative Op Art with analog Glitch art, Garant uses “patterns, duplication of elements, symmetry, and image superposition” to a dizzying effect. As brightly colored distortions vibrate the image, our brain works hopelessly, trying to focus the representation within.
Garant’s work is always exceptional, beautifully crafted, and technically commanding, but this series is especially exciting as the artist seems to have entered a moment of experimentation. In “Brief Moments of Chaos” Garant’s bright, vivid colors are a bit more subdued. Her figures feel a tad more somber. And the artist has moved from works on traditional canvas to painting on birch panels and paper.
Interestingly, these subtle changes reflect the state of mind Garant used as inspiration for the series as a whole. She writes, “As the world is changing and going through more challenges than ever, I experienced so many instants of confusion or short moments of overwhelmedness…This series was meant to embrace the process of creation, rather than focusing on over-fabricating creative restrictions.”
BRIEF MOMENTS OF CHAOS will be physically on view from September 4th - 25th, 2021.
Sold works will begin to ship the week of October 4th unless other rush shipping arrangements have been made.
THIS EXHIBITION HAS SOLD OUT.
"Shouldn't You Smile" (2021) oil on birch gallery panel 20" x 30" $3300 USD
"The Simpler Side of Daydreaming" (2021) oil on birch gallery panel 16" x 20" $1500 USD
"Rose, Gold & Hazy Moon" (2021) oil, gold pigment and spray paint on birch panel 30" $4500 USD
"Rose After Sunset" (2021) oil on birch gallery panel 16" x 20" $1500 USD
"Old (in collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan) / partial painting" (2021) oil on canvas 9" x 12" $650 USD
"Only The Blues, Drawing 1" (2021) micro pen & wax pastel on watercolor paper 8" x 10" framed to 11" x 14" $300 USD
"Only The Blues, Drawing 2" (2021) micro pen & wax pastel on watercolor paper 8" x 10" framed to 11" x 14" $300 USD
"Only The Blues, Drawing 3" (2021) micro pen & wax pastel on watercolor paper 8" x 10" framed to 11" x 14" $300 USD
"Spring Will Come Again" (2021) hand embellished Giclee print, signed & numbered • AP 1/1 24" x 36" framed $350 USD
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PAST CATALOG WORKS
all items marked with a red dot have been sold
"Mademoiselle" (2019) oil on canvas 24 x 36" framed to 26 x 38" $4250 USD
"Flesh Exercise 1" (2020) mixed media, gesso, pencil and oil 8" x 10" canvas (unframed) $250 USD
"Flesh Exercise 2" (2020) mixed media, gesso, pencil and oil 8" x 10" canvas (unframed) $250 USD
"Clouds, Crumbles, & Cries" (2021) oil and 24k gold leaf on gallery canvas • 24" x 24" $1400 USD
"Spring Will Come Again" (2020) oil on canvas 20" x 30" $3200 USD
"and love" (2020) oil on canvas 18" x 24" $2100 USD
"Weather" (2019) oil on canvas 16 x 20" framed to 18 x 22" $1650 USD
"Not Just A Fairytale" (2019) oil on canvas 24 x 36" framed to 26 x 38" $4250 USD
"Study on Paper #3" (2019) ballpoint pen & marker on paper 8 x 10" framed to 9 x 11" $250 USD
"Study on Paper #1" (2019) ballpoint pen & marker on paper 8 x 10" framed to 9 x 11" $250 USD
"Study on Paper #2" (2019) ballpoint pen & marker on paper 8 x 10" framed to 9 x 11" $250 USD
"Carousel" (2019) oil on canvas 16 x 20" framed to 18 x 22" $1650 USD
"Experiment Study #1" (2019) oil on canvas fabric 12 x 16" framed to 14 x 18" $500 USD
"Dot Dot Dot" (2019) oil on canvas 16 x 20" framed to 18 x 22" $1650 USD
"Floral" (2019) oil on canvas 16 x 20" framed to 18 x 22" $1650 USD
"Experiment Study #2" (2019) oil on canvas fabric 12 x 16" framed to 14 x 18" $500 USD
"Will You..." (2019) oil on canvas 24 x 36" framed to 26 x 38" $4500 USD
"Illustration I (Blonde)" (2019) mixed media (pencil, micron pen, wax pastel) 5 x 5" framed to 9 x 9" $175 USD
"Illustration II (Brunette)" (2019) mixed media (pencil, micron pen, wax pastel) 5 x 5" framed to 9 x 9" $175 USD
"Walking Through The Sky" (2017) oil on birch panel 18 x 24" $1850 USD
"Viral" (2016) oil on canvas 14 x 18" $1,200 USD
"Red Cell" (2016) oil on canvas 16 x 20" $1,600 USD
"Viscera" (2016) oil on canvas 14 x 18" $1,200 USD
"Daughter" (2016) pen and ink on paper 10 x 15" framed to 14 x 20" $400 USD
"Mother" (2016) pen and ink on paper 10 x 15" framed to 14 x 20" $400 USD
"Spirit" (2016) pen and ink on paper 10 x 15" framed to 14 x 20" $400 USD
"The Watch" (2015) oil on canvas 12 x 16" framed to 20 x 24" SOLD
"Way Down" (2015) oil on canvas 16 x 20" SOLD