Peter Alexander (artist)
| Peter Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Peter Alexander speaking in front of his 48 ft mural "Blue" | |
| Born |
27 February 1939 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture, Painting |
| Movement | Light and Space |
| Website | http://www.peteralexander.com |
Peter Alexander (born 27 February 1939) is an American artist. A member of the Light and Space artistic movement in southern California in the 1960s, he is best known for his resin sculptures from the 1960s and 1970s.[1]
Biography
Peter Alexander was born in Los Angeles in 1939. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania (1957–60); the Architectural Association in London (1960–62); the University of California, Berkeley (1962–1963); the University of Southern California (1963–64); and the University of California, Los Angeles (1964–65 and 1965–66).[2]
After initially working as an architect,[3] he rose to prominence in the 1960s with translucent resin sculptures. He has also produced paintings, including a series that depicts luminous aerial views of the city lights stretching across the Los Angeles basin. He also was commissioned to paint a large mural for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.[2]
His art has appeared in the films Erin Brockovich, Terminator 3 and Shopgirl.[3]
He was a longtime friend of Christopher Isherwood.[4] A portrait of Alexander by Isherwood's former lover Don Bachardy has been displayed at the Laguna Art Museum.[5]
In October 2011, Craig Krull Gallery exhibited a survey of Alexander's work, including paintings and sculptures from 1970 - 2009[6] in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time. Alexander will be exhibited in Pacific Standard Time museum shows as well, including "Civic Virtue: The Impact of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and the Watts Towers Arts Center", organized by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, "Phenomenal: California Light and Space" at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and "Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Paintings and Sculpture 1945-1970" at the J. Paul Getty Museum.[7]
Awards
In 1980 he was awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[8]
Selected collections
- Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
- Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Minneapolis Institute of Contemporary Art, Minnesota
- Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House (formerly The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu), Hawaii
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- New York Public Library, New York
- Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California
- Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Stanford University Art Museum, Palo Alto, California
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Personal life
He lives in Santa Monica, California.[9] He has been married twice, with two grown-up daughters from his first marriage and a son from his second.[10]
References
- ↑ Hickey, Dave (1999), Peter Alexander: In this Light, Hudson Hills Press
- 1 2 "Peter Alexander". Pasadena.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- 1 2 "The Canvas : Azzurra Newsletter" (PDF). Azzurra-delrey.com. May 2006. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ "Zócalo Public Square :: Peter Alexander". Zocalopublicsquare.org. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ "C&R 0399". Artscenecal.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ "Next Exhibitions". Craigkrullgallery.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑
- ↑ "Biography". Peteralexander.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ↑ Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Not Found". Peterclothier.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
External links
- Oral history interview with Peter Alexander, 1995 Dec. 13-1996 May 8
- Oral history interview with Peter Alexander, 2009 Sept. 24-2010 Jan. 19