When You Look Past all the Struggle and Chaos

By Alex Puryear

My body of work is a conglomeration of my past, present, and even future perceptions of life's fascinating and enigmatic happenings.  At first glance, my work might seem dark in context with an intentional juxtaposition of vibrant colors. But I challenge you to venture deeper - beyond the canvas  surface - and identify what each piece evokes within you.  Much of the satisfaction I gain from sharing my mind's creations is witnessing how the minds of others translate each piece according to their own life's occurrences and individual perceptions  .     

And it is juxtaposing ideas such as these, which define a majority of Puryear’s work. The constant contention between fluid and concrete, worldly and ethereal, austere and indulgent, lends each piece a noticeably vibrant essence that can only come from melding such opposing ideologies. By subscribing to a multitude of thoughts and emotions, be they conflicting, his work is prevented from becoming stagnant, culminating instead in a lush canvas blooming with vitality.