Alexandra Spyratos was born in Kenya where she lived most of her life surrounded by the exotic beauty and wilderness of Africa. Now based in Byron Bay, Australia, Alexandra has made that tranquil corner of the world her base, painting in her studio there for exhibitions worldwide.
Influenced by her colourful background, translating the heat and the exotic beauty of the African wildlife to canvas has become Spyratos' passion and spiritual goal.This prolific artist has become known for her colorful, bold and individual style. Her paintings rich and heavily layered with fluorescent paint and thick oils, recreate the physicality of the wild that inspires her. |
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Her artistic presentation of the elephant, ostrich, flamingo, giraffe and predominantly the regal zebra, swirls about and leaps to her palette in representational form. One views the regality of figure, the splendour and passion of the zebra, rearing off into a universal abstraction that searches through shape and form for manifestation of beauty, movement, heat and desire.
Her medium now sees a new direction from fluorescence into the elegance and glamour of gold and silver leaf. This adds a fresh and energetic dimension to her art, the shine and shimmer reflective of the heat of the artist's Savannah homelands.
With twenty-two solo shows behind her Alexandra has become known for her contemporary decorative style, uniquely her own. Between frequent visits to her homeland of Kenya to recapture the essence of the wildlife, the artist travels the world with her vibrant paintings showing her work internationally in New York, Miami, Milan, Sydney, Kenya, and Hong Kong. |
