Alex Retivov Studio

Ok, ok so you can tell that I’m inspired by these artists: Miro, Klee, Kandinsky, Chagall, Picasso and others. But did you know that I’m also inspired by the world around me, both present and past, like Ancient Asian Art, Symbols, Mayan Art, Insects and Birds and everything in between? I didn’t think so! Well, now you know, so enjoy these if you like...no pressure.

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Unreality On Paper . . .

Lines Going For A Walk . . .

I’ve always loved the quote from Paul Klee: “A drawing is just a line going for a walk”. That’s what it’s like for me, a blank sheet of paper and a single line that tells a story and writes itself. . . 

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Binary Metaphys​icals . . .

iPad and Procreate are amazing tools to paint and explore with but to me a piece is only finished once it's printed on watercolor paper using archival pigmented inks which is how the below pieces are presented.

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Lightproof Encased Ocular Image Captures

Way back when I started with a film camera, I just started capturing what I saw around me with the existing light and undisturbed. That is what I still do today with my digital camera. The images below are all done with minimal cleanup and no cropping.

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