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Alexa Meade
When is a painting not a painting?

Mixed media artist Alexa Meade presents that question in images that look like somewhat painterly expressionist/realist paintings but are in reality painted objects, including people.

For her living paintings series Meade applies acrylic paint to the surfaces of objects and walls in way that mimics the appearance of brushwork in a painting, so that the scene, when viewed in a two dimensional photograph, appears to be an oil painting.

The effect is convincing, so much so that it’s difficult to tell until you see an accompanying photograph that shows the scene out of context. In the Portfolio on Meade’s site, the images that pop up when you click on the initial image are usually part of a series, in which the last image is often the one that reveals the “reality” of the scene.

Meade posts her most recent works to a Flickr set.

[Suggestion courtesy of Mark Miller]


Comments

4 responses to “Alexa Meade”

  1. You have such a wonderful blog, I really enjoy reading it. 🙂 I had to comment on this post though, it’s just so NEAT! Thanks for letting us know about her.

  2. That’s funny; I blogged about her today, too. I almost titled it “How Painterly!”
    I’m totally smitten with her technique and style.
    And really glad I finally figured out how to add your blog to my list. I always look forward to your additions!

  3. Its an amazing piece. Love it. Thank you for posting!

  4. It’s great! Thank you Charley for telling us about Alexa!