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Currently situated in Lancaster, UK 

A director in his own right, Alexander Appleby (b.1995, UK) recreates the nature he has experienced in scenarios of his own making. Influenced by the landscapes of Northern England, Appleby’s work is imbued with the native feel of the region, underpinned by the vivid colours and textures of its rugged terrain. His smooth-surfaced trees, mountains, and plants, meanwhile, serve as a device that invites a more focused look at the beauty of nature itself, where no two things are exactly alike.

Even as he draws inspiration from the real world, however, the artist does not limit himself to any single perspective, fusing the fictional data he encounters across different media with his paintings and developing them further. In Low Poly Landscape, the mechanical, daisy-like plants recall the graphic style of classic computer games, while the adaptation of multiple layered mountain ridges conveys a sense of vastness, forming a unique vista. Between the ambiguity of their improbable composition and their attempts to hold and celebrate the beauty of nature within each frame, these paintings act as standalone scenes that combine “nature” with “that which is not there” — boiling down to scenes of subtle disruption, contained moments of dépaysement.

Email: alexander.g.appleby@gmail.com

Interview: It's Nice That 

Artsy: Alexander Appleby

Instagram: @a.a.paintings

2024

Group Shpw - Bonian Art Space with Willow Art Space - Beijing 

 

Group Show - Art Nutri Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Art Busan - The Untitled Void Gallery, South Korea

Group Show - Liliya Art Gallery, London UK

2023

Duo Show - Data Composition - The Untitled Void Gallery

Group Show - Natasha Arselan Projects - Maison Pan Gallery, London UK

Duo Show with Louis Appleby - Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth UK

In Bloom - Victoria Law Projects, London UK

Duo Show with Louis Appleby - Jewellers - Performance by Maxwell Sterling, Morecambe UK

Group Show - Studio West Gallery - SUNBURN, London UK

Charity Auction - Art on a Postcard - Hoxton Gallery, London UK

2021

Group Show Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth UK

Digital UAL Art Toronto, Canada

Wimbledon College of Art, Final Degree Show, London UK

Through the Mirage, group show, Fitzrovia, London UK

Friends with Benefits, group show, Peckham, London UK

2020

Capsticks Group Show, London UK

Gallery 54 show, Ulverston UK

2019

Bellwood and Wright Summer Show, Lancaster UK

Blackburn Museum displayed 3 paintings, UK

Discerning Eye, London UK

2017

Bellwood and Wright Group Show, Lancaster UK

UAL Origins show, London UK

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