http://www.aleksanderbalos.com Galleries of figurative paintings and contemporary figurative paintings that explore the depths and subtleties of human experience by creating images that reflect the undercurrents of archetypal emotions, ideas and internal struggles, and their effects on us and our environments by modern figurative painter Aleksander Balos en-us Copyright 1999 - 2006 by Aleksander Balos, All Right Reserved Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:11:11 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/discovery_of_circle_small1.jpg http://www.aleksanderbalos.com 80 53 http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/news.html ,Latest News for Modern Figurative Painter: The Illinois Institute of Art Chicago, Sept 10 - Nov 8th, Paintings at Utrecht Gallery in Netherlands 2006/2007, DirectArt Magazine features 4 paintings this 13th volume, more here http://www.slowart.com/articles/balos.htm Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:09:11 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/news.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com Modern Figurative Paintings by Aleksander Balos, In my figurative paintings I explore the depths and subtleties of human experience by creating images that reflect the undercurrents of archetypal emotions, ideas and internal struggles, and their effects on us and our environments. I am particularly interested in portraying the dualities present in all human experience. There are no absolutes in life. Rather, each experience is comprised of conflicting opposites. Each individual additionally has her/his own unique experiences. Therefore my paintings are ambiguous and not necessarily resolvable, offering an opportunity for reflection and interpretation by each viewer. The figurative paintings merely reflect a subjective understanding of the human condition, and my desires to explore that further. I attempt not to impose my own interpretations, but rather share with the viewer what it is that I am currently exploring in my art. I find human figures to be best suited for the task of portraying with paint and narrating my compositions. The viewer may best relate to the simple human form, and this can ease efforts to understand the depth and complexity of the situation painted, and attempts to interact with it. My hope is that the viewer s own subjective interaction with the painted canvas will bear some meaning in itself. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:38:11 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/drawings.html <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/drawings.html"><img src="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_drawing2_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Figurative Drawing on Paper Titled Sitting Male" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/drawings.html">Sitting Male Figure</a>  <br /> Figure Drawing on Paper Titled Sitting Male Figure complited in 1996<br />36 inches x 54 inches Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:00:14 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/drawings.html figure drawing http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/paintings.html <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/paintings.html"><img src="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/REVEALweb2ndpg_small1.jpg" border="0" alt="Figurative Painting depicting women turning around and looking back into the history" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/paintings.html">Revealing Future's History</a>  <br /> Oil painting on linen, painting complited in 2000<br />36 inches x 66 inches. Galleries of Figurative Paintings, Modern Figuratie Paintings and more Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:00:14 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/paintings.html painting http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_paintings_2.html Gallery of Modern Figurative Paintings Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:00:14 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_paintings_2.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_paintings_3.html Gallery of Contemporary Figurative Paintings Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:00:10 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_paintings_3.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_paintings_4.html Gallery of Contemporary Surreal Figurative paintings Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:00:14 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/figurative_paintings_4.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Sculpture.html <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Sculpture.html"><img src="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/sculptureback_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Bronze sculpture of male sitting in water" /></a><p><a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Sculpture.html">L' uomo dell' acqua</a><br/> Sculpture in hollow cast bronze, limited edition <br/> 8 inches x 9 inches x 4 inches<br/> 2004</p> sculpture Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:11:11 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Sculpture.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Art_Commissions.html <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Art_Commissions.html"><img src="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/port4web.jpg" border="0" alt="Figurative Painting depicting a Man on a beach, portrait commission" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Art_Commissions.html">Price, oil on linen</a>  <br /> Portrait, Oli on Linen, titled Price, painting complited in 2002<br />22 inches x 38 inches. Private and Public Art Commissions including Portraits Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:42:51 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Art_Commissions.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/gifts.html Art for sale - sculptures, limited edition prints, etchings, books and DVD's Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:42:51 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/gifts.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/book.html <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/book.html"><img src="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/1stpage_small1.jpg" border="0" alt="32 page catalogue/artbook depicting all figurative art by aleksander balos" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/book.html">Art Catalogue</a>  <br /> 32 page catalogue/book<br />11 inches x 14 inches. Art Catalogue - 32 page collection of artworks for sale here Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:42:51 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/book.html http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Watcher.html <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Watcher.html"><img src="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Watcher_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Figurative Painting depicting figures in the sky one person i watching it all" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Watcher.html">The Watcher</a>  <br /> Oil painting on linen, painting complited in 2006<br />36 inches x 60 inches personal pic Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:53:06 GMT http://www.aleksanderbalos.com/Watcher.html