亚历山大·阿波尔比(Alexander Appleby),1995年出生于英国兰开斯特。他的作品深受英格兰北部崎岖地形、微妙质地与鲜艳色彩的启发与视觉滋养,塑造出一个既贴近现实又超越常规的自然世界。在捕捉大自然原始之美的过程中,阿波尔比并未局限于写实主义的刻板复制,而是巧妙地将自然元素置于想象的场景中,通过融入经典电子游戏的图像美学,呈现出一种非现实的视觉张力。阿波尔比越来越关注绘画如何改变和丰富我们的环境,他从室内设计中汲取灵感,致力于创作能与所处空间和谐共存的作品。 表面平滑、形态各异的树木、山脉与植物是他作品中的核心内容,它们以肖像般的姿态占据着画面的主体地位,从而被赋予了人格化的特质。阿波尔比通过对生态系统中非人类生命形式的关注与再现,呈现出一种包容、流动的世界观,邀请观者进入一个后人类主义的思考空间,重新审视自身与周围环境的关系与责任。 Alexander Appleby, born in 1995 in Lancaster, England, creates paintings inspired by the rugged terrain, subtle textures, and vivid colours of the northern English landscape. His work...
Alexander Appleby, born in 1995 in Lancaster, England, creates paintings inspired by the rugged terrain, subtle textures, and vivid colours of the northern English landscape. His work shapes a natural world that is both close to reality and beyond the conventional. In capturing the raw beauty of nature, Appleby does not confine himself to the rigid reproduction of realism. Instead, he skillfully places natural elements into imagined scenarios, incorporating the visual aesthetics of classic video games to create a surreal visual tension. Appleby is increasingly interested in the ways in which painting can transform and enrich our surroundings. He draws inspiration from the world of interior design and strives to create works that harmonise with the spaces they inhabit.
Trees, mountains, and plants he sees that might be usually overlooked are the central themes in his work. They occupy the main space of the canvas in a portrait-like manner, imbuing them with personified qualities. Through his focus on and representation of non-human life forms in ecosystems, Appleby presents an inclusive and fluid worldview. He invites viewers into a post-humanist space for reflection, encouraging them to re-examine their relationship with and responsibility to their surrounding environment.