Alexander Koleszar, A Talented Artist

By Kenya Campos


He is an artist who grew up in Michigan at Birmingham . His passion and talent for painting was seen while he was still young. Immediately he had completed almost 30 canvases, his painting was exhibited at a city hall in Michigan by then he was in his seventh grade. But like usual children can be cruel, Alexander Koleszar was taunted because of his creativity which made him begin to mask his talent in painting. He hoped that it would help him avoid more negative attention.

Twenty years later, he went through one of the most challenging moments in his life. There was an AIDS epidemic where he witnessed a number of his friends get infected and die. While going through the trauma he decided to rededicate himself again to his work as an artist. This decision was one of the steps to emotional and physical recovery.

This time after returning to art work he changed the manner in which he did his work. His paintings now reflected on more real issues in the society such as the AIDS pandemic which had claimed the lives of many in the society. One of his paintings pleased so many people and was taken to a sales gallery. This painting was named returning home. It was among the two best paintings in that year.

Despite the fact that he was gaining recognition in his talent and works, in 1994 he decided to ground himself in drawing techniques and classical painting. To become successful in this field he suspended his works in art and began to study classical painting.

He concentrated in his work and wanted to build himself before he can start participating in exhibitions. In 1996 Alex was invited in county Museum to show his works. During the exhibition period he become more popular for his talent such that people tagged him the new emerging artist. With time he was invited for an exhibition in a Biennale.

Biennale made Alex open to more opportunities. People from every corner of the world especially US and Europe. His works of paintings revealed his fusion for realism and surrealism. The works were an outstanding and reflected his admiration for various artists such as Magritte and Dali.

The works of Koleszar demonstrated that he was not timid of dealing with critical issues. In most paintings he responded to critical issues such as Enron scandal and wars during Bush Administration. He has created various arts in response to suspected motives for war. Some of the works address key issues of recovery and addiction in West Hollywood community. In general he ensured his work pointed out vital issues in the society.

Koleszar is a celebrated renaissance man. In addition to art he did natural sciences and enjoyed politics. His thoughts, knowledge and ideas were reflected in art. It was during this time that another tragedy hit him. One of his close friends who he had worked with in this field for 26 years passed away. It was very painful that he migrated to Palms Springs. There he started a new life away from past distractions.




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