Art Imitating Life....On Top of Life

Meet Alexa Meade. She is a 23-year-old artist based in the Washington, DC area. She spent four summers interning on Capitol Hill and in 2008 was a press staffer on the Obama Campaign.

After graduating from Vassar College with a degree in Political Science in May 2009, Alexa decided to pursue her passion for art. Her political past has taught her that what one experiences cannot always be interpreted at face value; seeing is not necessarily believing.

The reverse trompe l’oeil series is Alexa Meade’s spin on reality. Alexa has invented a painting technique that makes 3 dimensional space look flat, blurring the lines between illusion and reality.

Typically a painting is an artist's interpretation of the subject painted onto another surface. In Alexa's paintings, she creates her artistic interpretation of the subject directly on top of the subject itself. Essentially, her art imitates life - on top of life.

By wrapping her subject in a mask of paint, she skews the way that the core of the subject is perceived.

Alexa Meade will be exhibiting limited edition prints in New York City at Postmasters Gallery from April 2 to May 8, 2010. The opening reception is on Friday, April 2 2010, from 6 to 8pm.

Alexa Meade will have her artwork in the Saatchi Gallery in London for the “Art of Giving” show in October, 2010.