RECENT EXHIBITIONS

 

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URBANA HORTUS

Helsingin Taiteilijaseura members’ exhibition

8.5. -26.5.2024

Taidekeskus AHJO, Joensuu, Finland

 

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Alex Markwith, Power Balance (20 Sides), 2024, acrylic, spray, chalk, plastic, paper and inkjet prints on canvas, 30 x 30cm

Four smaller paintings from my “Strategy & Mortality” series are live in Teosvälitys, on view at Kaapelitehdas March 8-17th. Works are available now to buy or rserve online.

 

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Prints from two new series, The Platonic Solids and Cybermortality (Digitized) are on view in Print Matters at Helsinki Urban Art’s Pasila Urban Art Center.

featuring works by:

ALEX MARKWITH, ANETTA LUKJANOVA, ANTTI MÄNNYNVÄLI, HELP (GRAFFITI PROFESSORS), JOONAS REIJONEN, MUSTA SAPPI, OTTO MAJA, PLAN B, PUNISH, SCOTT CARIS, SHEPARD FAIREY, SUPERFLINDA, TEME TOIVAINEN

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Strategy & Mortality

5.1 - 26.2.2024

installation view, Innovation Home, Kamppi, Helsinki

 

Paintings from the Strategy & Mortality series are on view at Innnovation Home Kamppi through February 26th.

These works incorporate collaged prints of images generated by artificial intelligence based on my own paintings, torn up and reassembled to create new ways of seeing.

Mon - Fri 8:30-16:30

Innovation Home Kamppi
Kansakoulukatu 3, 00100 Helsinki

 
 

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Alex Markwith, Dissolution of Hierarchical Structures in Death, 2023, acrylic, spray paint, chalk, graphite, paper, wood and inkjet prints of AI-generated images on canvas, 80x120cm

 

For five weeks during August - September I was an artist in residence for the 2023 edition of Kunsthaus, a Helsinki-based initiative funded by Jägermeister.

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Exhibition on view
3 June - 8 October

Two of my large scale paintings are included in the annual NordArt exhibition in Germany. I am one of 200 international artists taking part.

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Confluence: Synthetic Visions is a solo exhibition of original paintings by Alex Markwith created using iterative artificial intelligence techniques in collaboration with behavioral strategist and researcher Jori Grym.

All parts of this project have been produced using human-AI interaction.

On view 12-30 July at Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti

Exhibition supported by Helsingin Saskia


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May 23 - 28 I will participate in an uncurated site-specific artistic action alongside other Nordic artists as part of ARTIVAL: RE-CONNECT Nordic 2023.


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Inverse is a solo exhibition by Alex Markwith featuring wall-hung sculptural assemblages alongside abstract paintings on canvas. Each piece is constructed in a series of improvisational gestures via intuitive use of color and found material.


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SYSTEM SETTINGS CHANGE

SOLO EXHIBITION OPENING THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 2023

Galleria K, Asematie 7, 01300 Vantaa, Finland

 
 

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Last day to see “Synthetic Visions” is this Thursday October 24th. The venue is open daily until then, 8-20. Espoon Kulttuurikeskus Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo, Finland (Tapiola) __ 🖼️ Image and details: “Complex Network
Thank you everyone who came out to the reception Thursday night! My solo exhibition “Synthetic Visions” is on view until October 24th. Mon-Fri 8-20 Saturday 9-18 Sunday closed Espoon Kulttuurikeskus Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo, Fi
An abstracted version of one of my dice photographs, printed and layered on top of collage. The texture and objectness of the finished piece contrasts with the digital image. Welcome to the closing party This Thursday Oct 17th, 17-20 Espoon Kulttu
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“Blur (Death and Decor)” Paper can be a sculptural material. This diptych combines digital prints with mixed media collage. The surface of the prints are damaged in the process, breaking the image. Many of the images are AI-generated ba
My artwork won third place in the International Chess Federation (@fide_chess) art competition celebrating their 100th anniversary. Good call by the contest organizers to specifically recognize artworks incorporating artificial intelligence in the
Welcome to the closing reception of my solo exhibition “Synthetic Visions”. Thursday 17.10 17:00-20:00 Drinks provided by Solmu Brewery @solmu_brewery I really enjoyed the conversations during the opening. If you haven’t seen
When you use AI to generate an image, you get a digital file. What then? My solo exhibition“Synthetic Visions” is the first time I decided to paint one such image on canvas, in several different variations. First image: “Critiqu
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Three of my paintings are available online in Taidemaalariliiton Syysmyynti (fall sale) live now through October 24th. Link in bio. Sale coincidentally ends the same day as my solo exhibition at Espoo Cultural Center in Tapiola. Check it out if y