Alexander Zaklynsky
Alexander Zaklynsky was born in the United States and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design through the Sculpture Department in 2000. Zaklysnky travels extensively, and incorporates wide-ranging themes in his work, from his heritage to investigations on art and its presentation in contemporary culture.
Based nowadays in Reykjavik, Iceland, Alexander Zaklynsky founded the Lost Horse Gallery as a venue for local and international artists. Transformed in 2010 into an art production, fabrication and design company called Lost Horse Ehf, the business has been a springboard for numerous projects undertaken in Iceland, Cyprus, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Spain and Italy.
Alexander Zaklynsky’s creations are meditative explorations of perspective, color and structure. “I aim to build visual experiences that lead the viewer into a state of reflection and pause,” says Zaklynsky. In his paintings, Zaklynsky reveals a collage sensibility, using layering and combinations of color, patterns and imagery to create depth.
PROJECT
During his residency at CeRCCa he worked in several pieces and video performances that were shown at the Others Festival in Turin (Italy) and at the Newport Art Museum in Newport Rhode Island (US) in May 2013. He also worked in the Barcelona-Reykjavik Project. In 2010 Alexander was invited by the program Foreign Office organized by Sant Andreu Contemporani to give a presentation of his work and he established the firsts contacts for the Barcelona-Reykjavik Project. During his residency at CeRCCa he continued with the project of linking artists and curators from both cities with a series of networking visits to Aloma Lafontana, Lua Coderch, Amanda Cuesta and other artists and curators from Barcelona.
During his residency at CeRCCa he also worked in several pieces and video performances that were shown at the Others Festival in Turin (Italy) and at the Newport Art Museum in Newport Rhode Island (US) in May 2013.
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