Alessandra DeLaCruz Art

contact me

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check out the new website: AlessandraDelacruz.com

to comment on, have any questions about my paintings, or wish to inquire about private commissions please feel free to contact me.

email: Alessandrajdlc@gmail.com
phone: 917-543-7539

thank you for looking!

photographs of newest paintings

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"my seasons army"
10 suspended canvases, standing back to back in a 5 columned row. photo by maria tsaguriya.

"my seasons army" front view of panels oil on canvas, 7'x2' each. photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" back view of panels. oil on canvas, 7'x2' each. photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 1A. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 1B. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 2A. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 2B. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 3A. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 3B. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 4A. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 4B. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

"my seasons army" panel 5A. oil on canvas, 7'x2' photo by maria tsaguriya

oil on canvas, 11"x14"

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oil on canvas. smaller painting, 11"x14"

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6"x8" approx. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas about 6"x8"

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oil on canvas 11"x14"

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smaller painting. oil on wood. 5"x8" approx.

"grey & cadmium creamsicle" oil on canvas 18"x12" 2008

(a close of up one of the grey & cadmium creamsicle pieces)

"crunch in undulation I & II" oil on canvas, 2008

"crunch in undulation I & II" close up

"crunch in undulation I" close up

"crunch in undulation II" close up

"untitled" oil on canvas 8"x16" (1 of 3) 2008

"untitled" oil on canvas 8"x16" (2 of 3) 2008

"untitled" oil on canvas 8"x16" (3 of 3) 2008

(a close up of #3)

"untitled" oil on canvas 4'x8" 2008

(a close up of "untitled" 4'x8")

artist statement

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alessandra delacruz
artist statement

i am constantly exploring the little secrets of oil paint. it creates miniature relationships with everything and anything it comes in contact with and to me that's fascinating. i love to see the way the paint interacts with texture and how itself creates texture. i experiment with almost any material that i can get my hands on because i'm in love with texture; keeping in mind the general hierarchy that oil paint itself demands. paint is the king, and everything else pays tribute to the paint.

my paintings are extremely physical. i paint them on the floor, in 360 degrees, constantly moving around them, lifting them, tilting them until i get the right movement on the canvas or wood. when the paintings get more developed, each stage of movement is more difficult because they become heavier, especially the really large pieces. i believe that the success of the visual and emotional elements of each piece greatly rely on this physicality.

i can never re-create some of those little discoveries and happy accidents in paintings which sometimes bothers me, especially when I really love a section of a painting. though at the same time its rather humbling to realize things will never be the same and you are not ultimately in control. sometimes these relationships in the painting can be disastrous, but they are beautiful. and if your're lucky, even life changing.

artist bio & resume

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current projects:

-artist inspired and designed for function, urban boutique shoe designers Shane & Shawn in Soho are collaborating with Alessandra to create a one of a kind line of womens and mens shoes for spring of 2009. The artist will create two large paintings that will be used as textiles and sent to a factory where they will take the paintings and literally create shoes out of the artwork. This brings the creation of art back into the boardroom, as is Shane & Shawn's business philosophy. Shane & Shawn have been featured in dozens of magazines including People, Oprah, Mens Health & Style.

check out:

www.shaneandshawn.com

group exhibitions:

"Dialogue 23," The Great Hall, New York City, May 7-19 2009
"Fine Art vs. Illustration," 2/20 Gallery, New York City, April 23 2009
"Antagonist Art Movement," Antagonist Gallery @ Niagra, New York City, April 16 2009
"Bamboo Pool Installation," Art Basel, Miami Florida, December 3-7, 2008
"50 Unspoken Words; Emerging Artists," M55 Gallery, formerly Mercer SoHo, New York City December 13, 2008
"KAI Event Space Opening," KAI Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y., October 11, 2008
"October Guerilla Art Show," Fashion Institute of Technology, 2007
"November Guerilla Art Show," Fashion Institute of Technology, 2007
"December Guerilla Art Show," Fashion Institute of Technology, 2007
"Sandrine, Alessandra, Ina & Marcin," Fashion Institute of Technology, september 2007

solo exhibitions:

"Alessandra DeLaCruz, selected works," Cornichon wine bar & cafe, brooklyn, N.Y., July 9, 2008-October 9, 2008.
"Union Square Street Artist," Union Square park, N.Y., January 2007-May 2008

private collectors & commissions:

Persiana Cota
Anthony Lenzo
James Mastrangelo
Brent Neale
KC Neill
Zach Secri
Didi Smith
William Schreier
Allen Willcox

artist bio:

right on the brink of graduating from art school, alessandra delacruz is a brooklyn based emerging painter who knew she was in fine arts for the long haul when her frustration with technology quickly ended her 2 week stint as a communications design major in 2005. after selling her first painting after her second year at college, alessandra was inspired that there was an interest in her work. she then decided to start trekking her 7 feet long paintings with her and her friends to union square to gain some more public attention. since then she has completed private commissions, shown at M55 and 2/20 Gallery, and held a solo exhibition at a williamsburg restaurant in the summer of 2008.

after a narrative painting phase in 2006-07, alessandra discovered texture and never looked back, moving onto a more intense color palette and exploring more interesting woven surfaces that conveyed a similarly heavy message like her other pieces without being figurative. now without the confines of an educational institution, alessandra paints in her back yard in bushwick, brooklyn, and hopes on a daily basis it doesn't rain when her pieces are left outside.

her paintings are extremely physical, by painting them on the floor in 360 degrees, constantly moving around them; lifting them, tilting them until the get the right movement of paint and texture on the canvas or wood is achieved. when the paintings get more developed, each stage of movement is more difficult because they become heavier, especially the really large pieces. both the demise and the success of the visual and emotional elements of each painting relies greatly on this physicality.

she is continuing on that note, experimenting with new mediums, mixing things together that shouldn't be mixed, and whole heartedly trying to express the beauty behind oil paint by allowing the paint to feel and move across the surface interacting with each bump of texture purely and abstractly.

photographs of artwork

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"The Vagina Painting" oil on canvas 8.5'x3' 2007

(a close up of "The Vagina Painting"

"The Penetration Painting" oil on canvas 5.5'x4' (aprox.) 2008

(a close up of "The Penetration Painting")

"you never really really felt that good" oil on canvas 7.5'x3' (aprox.) 2008

(a close up of "you never really really felt that good")

"The Bagel Painting" oil on canvas 5.5'x4.5' (aprox.) 2007

(a close up of "The Bagel Painting")

"untitled" oil on canvas 6'x4' 2006

(a close of of "untitled", 2006)

"untitled" oil on canvas 6'x4' photographed with KC Neill 2006

"untitled" oil on canvas 7'x2.5' 2007

(a close up of "untitled", 2007)

"untitled shaped painting" oil on canvas 4'x8' 2006

"boob painting series" oil on canvas 12"x18" 2007

(a close up of one of the "boob painting series")

"untitled" oil on canvas 4'x4' 2006

(a close up of "untitled" 4'x4')

"untitled" oil on canvas 12'x3' 2006

(a close up of "untitled" 12'x3')

"the egg shell paintings" oil on canvas, egg shells & wax 1'x1' 2007

(a close up of "the egg shell paintings")