About Alek Balos

 I utilize techniques from the Old Masters atelier system of the great European academic and impressionistic painting schools of the 18th and 19th centuries. My lineage goes directly to Jacques-Louis David. Figurative realism and portraiture constituted most of the body of my work. My work utilizes human figure to portray various ideals and faults of human existence without suggesting solutions. The narrative compositions are intended to be interpreted by the audience, as only then the paintings gain their temporary and subjective meaning.