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This website is an image index of Alex Fischer's art practice. Most things seen here also exist as either a print or unique object like a painting or sculpture. You can find information about available works on Artsy.net or email for more information.
Artists Statement
Alex Fischer's art practice gives rise to a variety of styles. Each piece is wrought into existence through techno-biological happenstance and a mixture of conscious and unconscious actions. They are perhaps best first understood as an ethos that aesthetic experience can inspire understanding and transformation. In the studio Fischer discovers stories and compositions in the flow and leaves trace of their origins, contexts, and impressions. As pixels on a screen and pigment on paper, wood, and canvas, all views are considered views of the real thing.
Select Exhibitions
- 2017 — Museum of Drug Policy, HRI Conference, Centre Mont-Royal, Montréal
- 2016 — RBC Canadian Painting Competition, The Power Plant, Toronto
- 2016 — Trace ‧ Copy ‧ Render, Circuit Gallery @ Prefix ICA, Toronto
- 2016 — Dynamic Exchange, Thompson Hotel, Toronto
- 2015 — 1, 7, and 6000, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto – Solo
- 2014 — Peinture fraîche, Art Mur, Montréal
- 2014 — Simulators II, Angell Gallery, Toronto
- 2013 — Dry pixels and Wet Molecules, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto – Solo
- 2013 — Exhibit 28, gallerywest, Toronto
- 2013 — Translation, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto
- 2012 — Beyond The Fall, Galerie BAC, Montréal – Solo
- 2012 — Alex Fischer, VOLTA NY, New York – Solo
- 2012 — Beyond The Fall, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto – Solo
- 2012 — Simulators, Angell Gallery, Toronto
- 2011 — Open Spaces, Art Toronto, Toronto
- 2011 — Front Line, PIP Festival, Pingyao, China
- 2010 — Smarter Today, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto – Solo
- 2010 — 131, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto
- 2010 — Synaesthesia, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto
Talks and Interviews
- 2014 — *VIDEO* Artists Talk for OCAD Universities DPXA Atelier.
- 2013 — The Art of Alex Fischer, by Harley Young, in Faint Magazine.
- 2013 — *.PDF Alex Fischer "Adaptations" by Rachel Anne Farquharson. Carousel Magazine, Issue 30.
- 2013 — Visiting Artist Talk at OCAD University
- 2012 — *VIDEO* Alex Fischer interviewed by Barbara Isherwood on ArtSync TV.
- 2012 — Creative Process: Alex Fischer, Interview by Jessica Carroll, Toronto Standard.
- 2012 — Featured Artwork and Interview (PDF), MOSSLESS, Issue 2. Print.
- 2011 — Alex Fischer: Smarter Today, Rachel Farquharson for Art Barrage
- 2010 — *.PDF Interview with Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, excerpt from artist book W9.
- 2009 — The Toronto Portraits: Alex Fischer, BlogTO. July 14. Web.
Select Features
- 2017 — The Shattering Return Of Idealism In Contemporary Art (english), Chardon Magazine. Web.
- 2016 — RBC Canadian Painting Competition, James Adams for The Globe and Mail. Print/Web.
- 2016 — 15 Finalists in RBC Canadian Painting Competition, Canadian Art. Web.
- 2015 — Artist Profile, Fshn Unlimited, Issue 3. Print.
- 2015 — Pixelist, Collaboration with Alex Fischer. Web.
- 2015 — Artoronto, Alex Fischer at O'Born Contemporary. Web.
- 2013 — Featured on i like this art. Web.
- 2012 — Building on the History of Painting through Digital Layering, Erin Treacy for The Painting Imperative
- 2012 — Bavarian State Opera, Featured Artwork. Max Joseph Nr. 3 img/alex-fischer-12. Print.
- 2011 — ArtBarrage Scene, Alex Fischer
Smarter Today
by Rachel Anne Farquharson. January 13. Web. - 2011 — Beautiful/Decay, Venus Beach House. Book 5: Psychonauts. Print.
- 2011 — CMDJ, Artist Portfolio. Issue 1. Online Magazine.
- 2011 — Doze Magazine, Alex Fischer: Viaje Al Espacio Interior. Issue 5: Visionär. Online Magazine.
- 2011 — Frontline: Interviews with International Contemporary Photo Artists. Xiandai Press, Beijing. Print.
- 2011 — Painted, Etc., Feature and writeup by Ry David Bradley. January 26. Web.
- 2011 — ROJO zehn sense forever, Featured Work. Print.
- 2011 — The Walrus, Featured Work, June 2011. Print.
- 2010 — Alex Fischer (W9). Published and Designed by Wassenaar: Brampton. Print.
Education
2010 B.F.A. Honours in Visual Arts, York University, Toronto, Canada
Thank You
A heartfelt thank you to those who have helped make this possible: family, friends, techs and fabricators, as well as the generous patronage of BNY Mellon, Donald O'Born, Eqitable Bank, Leith Wheeler, Shrigley Battrick, Statoil, and TD Bank Group.
Inspiration
Artist Website
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