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George Alexander (Ofuskie) (born 1990) is a Muscogee contemporary painter who focuses on American Indian heritage. A common motif in his artwork is the astronaut on horseback. His work has been featured in major metropolitan museums including the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Biography
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George Alexander also known as; "Ofuskie", is a Muscogee Creek painter that is currently residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1][self-published source] His father was Muscogee and his mother was white. He is a citizen of Muscogee Nation. He owns a studio in Downtown Santa Fe Plaza.[2]
Alexander began to draw to pass time while young when his parents were in the hospital.[1][self-published source] His parents passed away within 8 months when he was 14.[1][self-published source]
Education
editAlexander earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2015 from the Institute of American Indian Arts. He went on to earn a Masters in Fine Arts in 2019 from the Studio Arts College International (SACI) in Florence, Italy.[1][self-published source]
Art
editHis art style has been described as surrealist. Ofuskie is known for paintings with a figure on a horseback wearing an astronaut head. Alexander's medium of choice for his paintings is acrylic paint.[3][4]
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His paintingYou Found Me, You Should Have Never Lost Me was showcased in an exhibition The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery of Art. This painting has a shirtless male figure wearing astronaut helmet riding on a horseback in an alleyway in a city.[2]
Bibliography
edit- Agency, Wend. 2023. "Two Dimensions." Western Art & Architecture. July 6, 2023. https://westernartandarchitecture.com/august-september-2023/two-dimensions
- Harper, Braden. 2024. "Ofuskie Projects His Passion for Painting and Indigenous People through Acrylics." MVSKOKE Media. April 12, 2024. https://www.mvskokemedia.com/ofuskie-projects-his-passion-for-painting-and-indigenous-people-through-acrylics/.
- Hurt, Douglas A (2000). The shaping of a Creek (Muscogee) homeland in Indian territory, 1828–1907 (Thesis). ProQuest 304613394.
- Jansen, Steve. 2023. "Work in Progress with George Alexander." Southwest Contemporary. October 27, 2023. https://southwestcontemporary.com/george-alexander-studio-visit/.
- McLean, Ian (2013). "Contemporaneous Traditions: The World in Indigenous Art/ Indigenous Art in the World". Humanities Research. 19 (2): 47–60. ProQuest 1418181122.
- Mitchell, Natasha (Winter 2012). "The Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band Association Seeks Federal Recognition as a Tribe". The Crisis. 119 (1): 51. ProQuest 1293357236.
- Morphy, Howard (2001). "Seeing Aboriginal Art in the Gallery". Humanities Research. 8 (1): 37–50.
- "Multidimensional by George Alexander | Amy Kaslow Gallery." n.d. Amykaslowgallery.com. Accessed May 5, 2024. https://amykaslowgallery.com/art/multidimensional-by-george-alexander.
- Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See, Joy Harjo, and Shana Bushyhead Condill. The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans. Princeton University Press, 2023.
- "You Found Me, You Should Have Never Lost Me." n.d. THE HORSEMAN FOUNDATION. Accessed May 5, 2024. https://www.thehorsemanfoundation.org/you-found-me-you-should-have-never-lost-me.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "About the Artist". ofuskie. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ a b Jansen, Steve (2023-10-27). "Work in Progress with George Alexander". Southwest Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Harper, Braden (2024-04-12). "Ofuskie projects his passion for painting and Indigenous people through acrylics". MVSKOKE Media. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Agency, Wend (2023-07-06). "Two Dimensions". Western Art & Architecture. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "You Found Me, You Should Have Never Lost Me". THE HORSEMAN FOUNDATION. Retrieved 2024-05-05.