Alexander Gorlizki (b. 1967, London, United Kingdom) studied Fine Art at Bristol Polytechnic, followed by an M.F.A in Sculpture at the Slade, London. A British native, Alexander currently lives and works in New York. Alexander’s works on paper originate from a fascination with Indian miniature paintings - a tradition that he has subverted and applied to his particular visual language. In the mid-1990s he opened Pink City Studio in Jaipur, India, with Riyaz Uddin, a master painter with a perfect command of the miniature technique that goes back over 600 years. Alexander draws out wonderfully odd subjects, patterns, and compositions with tongue-in-cheek humour, that then travel between Jaipur and New York atelier, sometimes over a few years before they become the breathtakingly intricate productions that have become synonymous with Alexander’s practice.
Alexander’s first presentation with Anant Art was in the 2018 group exhibition, Hashiya: The Margin, curated by Dr. B. N. Goswami. His solo exhibition entitled What The Camera Didn’t See, showcasing a collection of artworks created in collaboration with Pink City Studio, was on view at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru, from December 2023 to March 2024.
Alexander’s first presentation with Anant Art was in the 2018 group exhibition, Hashiya: The Margin, curated by Dr. B. N. Goswami. His solo exhibition entitled What The Camera Didn’t See, showcasing a collection of artworks created in collaboration with Pink City Studio, was on view at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru, from December 2023 to March 2024.