Alex is a young contemporary oil painter tapping into narrative themes of ‘violence’ and the ‘ugly’ making visible the unconscionable, bringing light and colour to what is otherwise shrouded in darkness; making the viewer look deeply into the mirror of a forlorn spiritual wasteland of post industrial society. Relating to his memories and to mediums of his childhood; cinema, photography and literature, he uses the limitless possibilities of paint to visualise a still image that briefly taps into a story that creates a correspondence to pull the viewer back into a evocative relationship with the ‘ugly’. As a recent Minerva Graduate (with honours), he has successfully exposed his work in various exhibitions, selling internationally as well as being extremely active within the Groningen community, organising events and showing his work in new and refreshing contexts.​