Alexander Ross's Hybrid Paintings and Drawings Evolve at David Nolan Gallery Exhibition

From October 30 to December 6, 2014, Alexander Ross showcased 'Recent Terrestrials' at the David Nolan Gallery located at 527 West 29th Street, New York. This exhibition highlighted ten years of innovative work that blended drawing and painting techniques. The photorealist artworks, derived from digital collages of Plasticine sculptures and creative sketches, now display chromosomal integration. Among the significant pieces are untitled paintings (AR5072), (AR5073), and (AR5075), which feature soft frontal grids, along with (AR5232), which presents a red trompe l'oeil fungal stalk. Ross's largest canvas, measuring 90 inches in height, examines plastic life forms documented over two decades. Carroll Dunham remarked on Ross's technique as 'systematizing rendering as a conflation of sonar and paint-by-numbers,' indicating potential future transformations in his art.