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23/07/08
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23/07/08
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Alexei Vella specializes in creating images that are both striking and complex, sensual yet undeniably intellectually involving. In order to achieve this unique look, Vella employs a complex colour palette, an eclectic application of graphics and texture, and a sophisticated use of antiquated surfaces.
Appropriating the colloquial iconography of popular retro forms to an emboldened modern sensibility, Vella’s work has achieved international recognition appearing in a variety of exhibitions and print.
Influences:
Osamu Tezuka / Manga / 1950's / Vintage Comics & Cartoons / Superflat / Packaging / Matchbooks / Street Art & Graphics / Signage & Billboards / Pulp Posters / Russian Avantgarde / Dada / Classical and Contemporary Book Design / Typography / Foreign Typography / Old & Foreign Advertising / Engrish & Japlish / Serigraphy / Pop Art / Ephemera / Hieronymus Bosch / Casper The Friendly Ghost / Popeye / Gary Panter / Jack Kirby
Education:
Honours graduate of Sheridan Institute's Bachelor of Applied Arts Illustration Program.
Clientele:
San Francisco Chronicle / Canadian Business Magazine* / Maisonneuve Magazine / Benefits Canada Magazine / Grip Magazine / The Seattle Stranger / Hewlett Packard* / Golf Business Magazine* / Canadian Family Magazine / Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine / ON Nature Magazine / Seattle Metropolitan Magazine / Feathertale / Electric Pear / Central Student Association (University of Guelph) / Brick Weekly / Core Digital Pictures /
Current & Past Exhibitions: 2008 July - Master Of The Crystal Castle (solo), The Soda Gallery, Dallas, Texas. 2008 June - HQ Turns Two! (group), HQ Galerie Boutique, Montreal, Quebec. 2008 April - Kaleidoscope! (solo), Metropolis-Store & Gallery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 2007:
2008 September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 08 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. |
2008: American Illustration 26 - 'Selected' |
2006:
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For commissions, licensing/stock inquiries, print sales, group shows, gallery opportunities, comments and questions, you can reach me at: |
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Alexei Vella |
alexei@alexeivella.com |
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