Alice Gur-Arie - www.alicegur-arie.com
ABOUT
I began my career in advertising as a conceptual copywriter and graphic designer. Eventually moving client-side, I was responsible for the direction, development and implementation of marketing strategy and communications of global brands. 8 years ago I returned to my creative roots.
My practice focuses on mixed media, although I also do “straight” black and white photography. The mixed media work aims for the "sweet spot" where photography and painting converge. There I invite the viewer to replace the window through which they see the world, with a lens that interprets visual experience into something that is at once familiar and foreign. Inspired by the natural world, landscapes, seascapes, and wildlife dominate my portfolio. The “straight” photographs also include “slice of life” images of people as they go about their daily lives. These are spontaneous photographs, neither staged nor planned.
In the creative process for developing the interpretive works, I treat my photograph as the canvas. The images, almost entirely taken around the world, are repainted by hand with a “brush” digitally, sometimes using washes to create layers, and blowing up the image and painting pixel by pixel as detail requires. Importantly, though, my work is not about digital manipulation (I do NOT use Photoshop) but about creating re-imagined experience.
I have had 4 solo exhibitions, including the Embassy of Iceland and the Coningsby Gallery in London. I am represented by several London based galleries, a number of online galleries, and Bridgeman Images internationally.
Recognition includes: Aesthetica Art Prize (long listed); The Secret Art Prize (long listed); Terry O'Neill Photography Award (2 series nominated); Bridgeman Images Studio Award (shortlisted); Christie’s London (2 works auctioned); and the Royal Ontario Museum (winner, national design competition to promote the Smithsonian’s Travelling Exhibition, “The Precious Legacy”.
My images feature on book covers, and are held in private collections in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Israel.
I hold degrees in Education, English literature and Business, but I am a self taught artist.
My practice focuses on mixed media, although I also do “straight” black and white photography. The mixed media work aims for the "sweet spot" where photography and painting converge. There I invite the viewer to replace the window through which they see the world, with a lens that interprets visual experience into something that is at once familiar and foreign. Inspired by the natural world, landscapes, seascapes, and wildlife dominate my portfolio. The “straight” photographs also include “slice of life” images of people as they go about their daily lives. These are spontaneous photographs, neither staged nor planned.
In the creative process for developing the interpretive works, I treat my photograph as the canvas. The images, almost entirely taken around the world, are repainted by hand with a “brush” digitally, sometimes using washes to create layers, and blowing up the image and painting pixel by pixel as detail requires. Importantly, though, my work is not about digital manipulation (I do NOT use Photoshop) but about creating re-imagined experience.
I have had 4 solo exhibitions, including the Embassy of Iceland and the Coningsby Gallery in London. I am represented by several London based galleries, a number of online galleries, and Bridgeman Images internationally.
Recognition includes: Aesthetica Art Prize (long listed); The Secret Art Prize (long listed); Terry O'Neill Photography Award (2 series nominated); Bridgeman Images Studio Award (shortlisted); Christie’s London (2 works auctioned); and the Royal Ontario Museum (winner, national design competition to promote the Smithsonian’s Travelling Exhibition, “The Precious Legacy”.
My images feature on book covers, and are held in private collections in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Israel.
I hold degrees in Education, English literature and Business, but I am a self taught artist.
CONTACT
ONLINE GALLERY
(Please note all images are shown in square format. Therefore some areas of the artwork have been cropped. Please click on image to view the correct dimensions)
INTERVIEW
Introduce yourself to our readers
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MY TOP 5 ARTWORKS
1 - Life in Proxima Centauri B - £4,500
2 - Paths II - £3,500
3 - Flowers I - £5,000
4 - Dream Land - £6,000
5 - Summer on the French Riviera - £6,000
All artworks that are for sale are listed above. If you are interested in buying a piece? Please contact the artist directly - ozlemsorluthompson@gmail.com
(Please note prices above are only on the artist top 5 artworks. More art may be available to purchase directly from them.)
(Please note prices above are only on the artist top 5 artworks. More art may be available to purchase directly from them.)
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