Alex Garant
| Alex Garant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 1982[1] Quebec City, Quebec, Canada[2] |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Portraiture |
| Movement | Glitch Art, Pop Surrealism |
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Alex Garant (born Alexandra Garant) is a French Canadian artist best known as one of the pioneers of Contemporary Glitch Art, within the New Contemporary Art movement.[3][4] Garant has established herself as one of the leaders of modern figurative optical art[5] by using patterns, duplication of elements, symmetry and image superposition as key elements of her imagery.[6][7][8] She is the daughter of French Canadian poet Lyne Richard.
Early life
Garant was born on April 11, 1982, and grew up in Quebec City, Canada.[9] She received a College Diploma in Visual Arts from Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Québec, Canada, in 2001.[10][11] She studied Visual Arts in college before spending a few years in the corporate world as a marketing manager and advertising executive.[12]
Career
Since graduating, Garant has participated in over 100 gallery and museum exhibitions around the world.[13][14] "Wakefulness" was Garant's first solo exhibition in the United States at Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco, California.[15] "3am Rococo" was Garant's first solo exhibition taking place in Melbourne, Australia at Beinart Gallery.[16] Her first museum exhibition, "Deconstructing Identities," took place in 2020 at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California.[17]
Garant's artwork has been featured in the publications Hi-fructose,[18] Juxtapoz,[19] Beautiful Bizarre,[20] American Art Collector[21] and on multiple online platforms including VICE,[22] The Huffington Post,[23] Buzzfeed[24] and many others.[25]
Personal Life
Garant decided to truly commit to her passion for art after suffering a heart attack in 2012.[26]
External links
References
- ↑ Michael Faith (5 April 2021). "Art Affairs Podcast" (Podcast). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Michael Faith (5 April 2021). "Art Affairs Podcast" (Podcast). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Pricco, Evan (1 July 2017). "Alex Garant". Juxtapoz Magazine. High Speed Productions. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ Rose, Joshua (1 June 2017). "Proprioception". American Art Collector. American Art Collector. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Garant's 'Queen Of Double Eyes' Will Break Your Brain". 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "WSI Mag". 25 February 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Borgman, Dean. Dark Inspiration. United States: Victionary Publications. p. 202. ISBN 9789881320476. Search this book on
- ↑ Pricco, Evan (1 July 2017). "Alex Garant". Juxtapoz Magazine. High Speed Productions. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ Michael Faith (5 April 2021). "Art Affairs Podcast" (Podcast). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Garant". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Garant". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Jeremy H. "PM&A Podcast" (Podcast). Retrieved 22 May 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alex Garant". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Pricco, Evan (1 July 2017). "Alex Garant". Juxtapoz Magazine. High Speed Productions. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Garant "Wakefulness"". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Artsy: Alex Garant's "3AM Rococo"". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Artsy: The New Vanguard Lancaster Museum of Art". Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Hi Fructose Magazine". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Juxtapoz Magazine". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Krha Purssey, Danijela. "Beautiful Bizarre: Alex Garant". Beautiful Bizarre. Beautiful Bizarre. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ Rose, Joshua (1 June 2017). "Proprioception". American Art Collector. American Art Collector. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "VICE: See Double with Hallucinatory Female Portraits". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Garant's 'Queen Of Double Eyes' Will Break Your Brain". 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "14 People Who Are Transforming Our Feeds Into Incredible Art". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Garant". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "How a heart attack changed artist Alex Garant's life". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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