Indy Alexander (b. 1996) is an American artist whose work explores the human condition and the science of image creation through oil painting. Pulling inspiration through the dynamic, local music and art scenes, Indy’s creative evolution spans across a unique spectrum of sources, from old masters such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Vermeer, to more contemporaries like Gerhard Richter, Marilyn Manson, John Currin, and Teresa Oaxaca. His emphasis on researching and employing historical & traditional oil painting techniques is a testament to his rigorous dedication as a self-taught artist. Indy’s oil paintings reflect these components by uniquely combining classical and contemporary elements throughout his compositions. By using juxtaposition from the very beginning of the image-building process to the use of modern imagery in historical practice and material, he builds a world living in a state of tantalizing tension: blurring the line between causation and reality — allowing the ambiguity of moments just before or after they take place to take center stage — to give the viewer a chance to immerse themselves. He currently lives and works in Sacramento.
Indy has exhibited throughout California galleries and museums, and his work has been collected internationally.
“Painting, for me, is a kind of magic - one where we can build, tear down, reconstruct, and imagine whatever we may desire, whatever dreams we have. I see the magic often in quiet, contemplative scenes that are as much narrative as they are representational. Not narrative in the traditional sense, however — what is most important for me is that the viewer of my paintings are allowed to construct their own narrative. It is that power that drives me to continuously create conversations within myself and ultimately within my paintings - the power to evoke these emotions and imaginative journeys is the greatest magic of all. The beauty of aestheticism makes it’s way in as well - through my profound fascination with pigments and color theory, allowing me to blend all of these elements together to create beautifully evocative images for the viewer to experience.”