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My name is Alexi K. I am a contemporary artist, based in Birmingham, in the UK. My art is all about abstracting the everyday and speculating the future: architecture, people, diagrams, data, and bright colours. I'm inspired by Cubism, Futurism, Bauhaus and Constructivism. I love straight lines. Enjoy!

Above: ( Variations of ) The Alexi K SUPERHIGHWAY CHAIR, courtesy of Valley Forge Fabrics.

''ABSTRACTING THE EVERYDAY''

'MOOD FLAGS' ... 15 YEARS OLD TODAY..!

A fun project back in 2010 at my old studio. I'd love to revisit this style in our infinitely more paranoid and angst-ridden times. I wonder what colours I'd use?

Title: Mood Flag, part of an ongoing series, acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 50cm.

HELLO TO AN OLD FRIEND: 'RIOTING FOR SNEAKERS'

Painted as a comment on the 'Social Media Riots' of 2012, this is the first time I've seen RIOTING FOR SNEAKERS since it left the UK.

Fabulous spot!!

VECTOR EXPERIMENT: AMERICAN BANDANA (STONEWASHED)

 

VECTOR EXPERIMENT: SHEET METAL II

 

(MORE) POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE

I always draw them individually, and never refer to previous compositions, so it's intriguing to see that they could potentially be joined up to make one piece of art.

VECTOR EXPERIMENT: BLOC PARTY

 

VECTOR EXPERIMENT: INDUSTRIAL NOUVEAU

 

STAIRWAY TO NEVER

Below: Abstract Photo Collage Composition, 2018

Below: Abstract Vector Composition June 2021, based on elements in my painting STEALTH ( 2016 )

Below: Abstract Photo Collage Composition, 2018

EXPERIMENTAL COMPOSITION

HOMAGE TO JAPAN: SKY/EARTH/CLOUDS 

Abstract Vector Composition:

Real-world paint strokes digitized,

recoloured and recomposed.

JUNE ONLINE EXHIBITION: POSTCARD COMPOSITIONS FEATURED AT DAPHNE FRANCIS GALLERY

 To be featured throughout the month of June 2021. 

https://www.daphnefrancisgallery.co.uk/

Above: Pen & ink postcard art ( closeup, edit )

Above: Pen & ink postcard art ( closeup, edit )

DAOU INDEX

FOUND ON MY HARD DRIVE: One of my all-time favourite music artists is Vanessa Daou, a highly influential and still-potent pioneer of jazz-inflected dance electronica. I've been corresponding with Vanessa ever since her debut masterpiece ZIPLESS in the mid-90s, and I even did an article about her in my magazine, MONOBLOG.

A while back I sent her this rough idea after seeing this beautifully abstract selfie on her Facebook page. I thought it had great potential as a vinyl album cover and wanted to draw her attention to it.

Credit/Source: Vanessa Daou

A quick, snappy placeholder title, ( her name is just too good a source for plays on words ), and then a run through some typefaces and five minutes later you have the finished (as-yet non-existent) shrink-wrapped product. 

I love it, and only now have I noticed that the typeface has a 'legacy-automotive' theme that's appropriate for the photo. Hot!