Craig Alan Art
American, b. 1971
Craig Alan was born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California. Upon moving to New Orleans as a child, Alan worked as a street portrait artist, using the opportunity to practice his figure drawing, as well as earn money for school and supplies.
The creative vision came naturally to Alan and he continued to develop technically and conceptually through his own diligent studies. It was not until his sophomore year at the University of Mobile, Alabama, that Alan formally began to train in arts. His affinity for the subject was immediately apparent. He continued to concentrate in studio arts, earning an area award for academic excellence. The university’s most prestigious exhibition, “Art with a Southern Drawl,” featured 42 of Alan’s pieces, chosen from a field of more than 1,600 submissions.
A minor concentration in theater provided Alan with additional techniques in makeup and set design. This added expertise supported his exploration of mixed media constructions. His skills combine to form elaborate textures, hues and compositions in his pieces. Alan’s artwork reveals a technical sophistication as well as an elaborate imagination.
Constantly craving new ways to link contemporary expressions to traditional art, Alan hopes to travel to Europe in search of artistic artifacts as well as fresh and innovative ideas. He also intends to explore his own family roots and cultural nuances in England and Scotland. Eventually, Alan plans to earn his master’s degree in studio arts in order to teach at the college level. His biggest dream is to own and manage his own atelier. He continues to exhibit his artwork across the United States.
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Artist: Craig Alan
The Under Dog
By Craig Alan
Located in London, GB
hand embellished canvas
hand-signed and numbered by the artist
edition of 95
Craig Alan is a contemporary artist renowned for his innovative and captivating "Populus" series, where ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas
Populus: Marilyn–Silly Little Dress
By Craig Alan
Located in Washington, DC
The popular and innovative American Neo-Pop artist Craig Alan was born in San Bernardino, California, in 1971. Although Alan was inclined to creativity and the visual arts from an early age, it was not until his family moved to New Orleans, where he truly developed a sense of artistic purpose in earnest. Alan’s first concentrated attempts at visual expression were through street portraiture, which provided him with the experience and means to purchase art supplies and further his informal artistic studies.
Craig Alan attended the University of Mobile in Alabama, where he pursed a degree in the visual arts. During his time at the university, Alan garnered academic recognition and earned awards for excellence in studio art practice. He participated in Art with a Southern Drawl, one of the university’s most popular art exhibitions, which featured forty-two of Alan’s artworks.
The artist’s specialty has been and is predominantly figurative works, with Alan seeking new and innovative modes or re-working historical modes of figural representation. He has experimented with and incorporated elements of make-up/cosmetic artistry, set design, sculpture, and traditional figure drawing in his oeuvre. And his shadowbox series, which combines seemingly contrasting and contradictory elements—dresses made of ribbons and feather; shells made of pierced-paper and sticks—and transcends the traditional two-dimensional art form.
Craig Alan has received his greatest popular acclaim from collectors for his POPULUS series. Through an intricate process of deconstruction and construction, Alan re-creates iconic images of popular figures through the working and reworking of hundreds of miniature, individuated figures viewed from an aerial or birds-eye-view. His images of celebrities, heroes, or recognizable sites, such as the U.S. Capitol or Statue of Liberty, invite close, slow viewing and scrutiny, that ultimately reveals greater thematic associations and allusions through finely rendered hand details.
Craig Alan’s variety of series of art-making—Populus, Narrative, and Motivo—reveals, through different modes of expression, the artist’s knowledge of and proficiency with the art historical figurative...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Populus: Dame Elizabeth Taylor, “Liz”
By Craig Alan
Located in Washington, DC
Contemporary portrait of Elizabeth Taylor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic
Populus: Homage to Van Gogh
By Craig Alan
Located in Washington, DC
Contemporary portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. Miniature paintings in composition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic
Narrative Horse: Arabian (Feather Horse)
By Craig Alan
Located in Washington, DC
Mixed media. Feathers in shadow box, painted with acrylic on top surface of the plexi glass.
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Narrative: Bridled (Hay Horse)
By Craig Alan
Located in Washington, DC
Mixed media - Real hay inside shadow box. Painted with acrylic on top surface of the plexi glass.
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Populus"- Pieces - Sculpture - Commission
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original sculpture. Two sides. Puzzle Piece.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic knowledge and keen aesthetic sense ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Unbreakable by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Mixed Media on Board with Resin
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Hendrix by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Allure by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Mixed Media on Board with Resin
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Pop Figures by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Forget Yourself by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Argo
By Craig Alan
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mixed Media
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Ole Ambassador
By Craig Alan
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mixed Media
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
"Populus: And Other Drugs" Contemporary Mixed Media Love Balloon On Board
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: And Other Drugs" is an original, unframed mixed media work on board by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures gathered beneath larger than life balloon letters that spell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board, Paint
"Populus: Around the Corner" Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Around the Corner" is an original mixed media work on board with a high gloss finish by Craig Alan, depicting miniature figures mingling around large structures. The stunni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Come Together
By Craig Alan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Craig Alan
Come Together
Signed by artist
Mixed media on board
60 x 80 inches
This piece is unique.
This piece is currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles.
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Hanging Loose
By Craig Alan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Craig Alan
Mickey
Signed by artist
Mixed media on board
60 x 60 inches
This piece is unique.
This piece is currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles.
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Populus: Homage: Culture Club" Contemporary Original Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Homage: Culture Club" is an unframed original mixed media work on board by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures gathered around a monumental red helium heart set amidst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board
"Populus: Love Around the Corner" Contemporary Original Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Love Around the Corner" is an unframed original mixed media work on board by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures gathered around the iconic "Love" sculpture by Robert ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board
"Populus: Soul Affection" Three-Dimensional Painted Heart Sculpture with Frame
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Soul Affection III" is a framed three-dimensional mixed media work on fiberglass, depicting numerous figures in unique poses with paint dripping down the glossy surface of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Fiberboard, Paint
"Populus: Soup" Contemporary Figurative Pop Art Chrome Mixed Media on Metal
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Soup" is a framed original mixed media on board piece by Craig Alan, depicting crowds of individual figures gathered to form the likeness of the iconic Pop Art Soup pieces,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Metal
"Loves Reach" Contemporary Crowd Abstract Architecture Framed Giclee on Canvas
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Loves Reach" is a framed giclée print on canvas by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures gathered around a monumental red helium heart set amidst white architectural elements. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Giclée, Canvas
"Populus: Shift in the Spectrum" Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Shift in the Spectrum" is an unframed original mixed media work on board by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures gathered into clusters that form a spherical shape in a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board
OF THE AGE Beatles by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
POPULUS
OF THE AGE BEATLES
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
FRAMED IN CUSTOM WHITE FLOATER FRAME WITH GUNMETAL LIP
Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
DOMINION Mona Lista by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
POPULUS
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures and or images drawn from popular culture. He p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
More than eye candy - POP-ART by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
MIXED MEDIA ORIGINAL PAINTING BY CRAIG ALAN
Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures and or images drawn from popular...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
GROOVE by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
MIXED MEDIA ORIGINAL ON PANEL
Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures and or images drawn from popular culture. He ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Work and Play (Mickey Mouse)
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
MIXED MEDIA ORIGINAL ON PANEL WITH HIGH GLOSS FINISH!
Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures and or images drawn fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Populus: And Other Drugs" Contemporary LOVE Balloons Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: And Other Drugs" is an original, unframed mixed media work on board by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures gathered beneath larger than life balloon letters that spell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board
Lady's Court
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a one of kind oil painting by Craig Alan. Craig is most know for his populist series of artworks. This is a painting in a much more classical style.
Category
2010s Craig Alan Art
Materials
Oil
"Populus: Perspectrum II" Abstract Crowd Rainbow Mixed Media on Board Painting
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Perspectrum II" is a mixed media work on board by Craig Alan, depicting numerous figures in unique poses set atop a rainbow paint drip. Each individual in this piece was pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board
"Cumulation III" Abstract Circles Framed Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Cumulation III" is a framed mixed media on canvas painting by Craig Alan, featuring an abstract grid of concentric blue circles. This original painting expresses the artist's playfu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Paint
Conceptual 'Barefoot in the Sand', Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Conceptual 'Barefoot in the Sand''' is a mixed media original on wood panel by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Board
Populous, Abstract 'Dune Together', Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Populous, Abstract 'Dune Together'' is a mixed media original on wood panel by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Board
Conceptual ''Gravitational Pull'', Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Conceptual, "Gravitational Pull'' is a mixed media original on wood panel by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Board
Pop, Conceptual 'Seaboard Spoor', Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Pop, Conceptual 'Seaboard Spoor'' is a mixed media original on wood panel by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board, Resin
LOVE
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. The sides are about 2 inches in depth, painted charcoal black.
About the Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media
"Populus: Helium Hare" Balloon Bunny with Crowd Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Helium Hare" is a framed giclee print on canvas by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures around a large balloon bunny set amid architectural white boxes. This giclee is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Giclée, Canvas
Over and Under, Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Over and Under'' is a mixed media original on board by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the artist was visiting his...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Board
Light of Capte Florida - Populus Chrome
By Craig Alan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California and raised in the Atlanta area, Craig first recognized his creative drive via crayons on his parents' walls, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Red Indiana Love - Chrome
By Craig Alan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California and raised in the Atlanta area, Craig first recognized his creative drive via crayons on his parents' walls, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hope Around the Corner
By Craig Alan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California and raised in the Atlanta area, Craig first recognized his creative drive via crayons on his parents' walls, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Red Indiana Love, 91 cm
By Craig Alan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California and raised in the Atlanta area, Craig first recognized his creative drive via crayons on his parents' walls, like many inspired young artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Love Around the Corner
By Craig Alan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California and raised in the Atlanta area, Craig first recognized his creative drive via crayons on his parents' walls, like many inspired young artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Red Indiana Love, 122 cm
By Craig Alan
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California and raised in the Atlanta area, Craig first recognized his creative drive via crayons on his parents' walls, like many inspired young artis...
Category
2010s Craig Alan Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Amaral's Kingdom
By Craig Alan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Craig Alan
Amaral's Kingdom, 2022
Signed by artist
Mixed Media on Chrome
48 x 48 inches
This piece is unique
Currently on display at Art Angels Gallery
Craig Alan
Original Painting
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Populus: Hot Feet" Beach Landscape with Footprints and Crowd, Giclee on Canvas
By Craig Alan
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Populus: Hot Feet" is a framed giclee on canvas by Craig Alan, depicting a crowd of figures forming footprints along the beach. This high-quality giclee print is part of a limited e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Abstract 'Source Code', Mixed Media on Board with Resin
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Abstract Source Code'' is a mixed media original on board with resin by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Board
Beachcomber, 2022 Mixed Media on Board
By Craig Alan
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Beachcomber, 2022'' is a mixed media original on board with resin by American artist Craig Alan. Alan is most well known for his ''Populus'' series, which began while the artist wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Board
Optical Unity
By Craig Alan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Craig Alan
Optical Unity
48 x 60 inches
Layered acrylic on canvas
This piece is unique
Signed by artist
Currently on display at Art Angels Gallery
Craig Alan
Original Painting
Category
2010s Contemporary Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Conceptual Abstract
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
Category
2010s Conceptual Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Everyone Loves A Kiss
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Spectrum
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
Category
2010s Conceptual Craig Alan Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Long Line - Original by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. Homage to apple. Humorous.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a cu...
Category
2010s Conceptual Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
"Populus Conceptual" - Adamas
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Hendrix
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. Homage to Hendrix.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Hope Around The Corner
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style.
About the Artist:
In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
Category
2010s Pop Art Craig Alan Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
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