William Alexander

Joined Artfinder: Dec. 2014

Artworks for sale: 36

United Kingdom

Updates from William Alexander's studio

  • Exhibition at Forest Gate Arts

    Exhibition at Forest Gate Arts

    An exhibition showing my paintings and the Cardboard Gondola in April 2017 in Forest Gate, London, UK

    15 August 2017
    Reinventing the Wheel

    Reinventing the Wheel

    Exhibition at Boullion Kub, Orville, Normandy, France. The vision of the large looming tyre as part of an ominous narrative was inspired by a visit to Normandy in 2011. The work was made in 2014 in 3 weeks using recycled cardboard from the local reprocessing factory. A tractor is an everyday spectacle of the Normandy countryside. The tractor has great character and great purpose. The tyre is the part of the tractor which sets it apart from other vehicles allowing it to travel through heavy muddy fields, to see it celebrated in a material that would last no time at all in wet mud, yet seems to have the structure and almost inflated quality of a real tyre gives the mind a durable riddle. When laid flat the object reminds some of a particle accelerator. This art work relies heavily on Apollonian craft, characterised by planning and control. The finished work is like an offering to this Greek god.

    15 August 2017
    The Cardboard Gondolier

    The Cardboard Gondolier

    I built this Venetian Gondola from cardboard, waterproofed it with resin and took it to Venice during the Biennial to become the Cardboard Gondolier! It is the most recent piece in a series of performative cardboard vehicles designed to question the spectacle of the everyday and provoke unique social interaction. I had a strong desire to make a work for Venice after being inspired by the art influenced by the city from a very young age.

    15 August 2017