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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Jesus by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 48 x 48 inches - Original mixed media signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits o...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$16,000
Heart of the city by Craig Alan Original Unique Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
UNIQUE ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING by Craig Alan 48 x 48 inches ON PANEL Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Just Life by Craig Alan Original Unique Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
UNIQUE ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING by Craig Alan 48 x 48 inches ON PANEL Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Deluge of Verde by Craig Alan Original Unique Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
UNIQUE ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING by Craig Alan 40 x 40 inches ON PANEL Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Directions by Craig Alan Original Unique Painting
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
UNIQUE ORIGINAL PAINTING by Craig Alan 48 x 48 inches FRAMED. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his i...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Same way twice by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 30 x 30 inches - Original mixed media Painting on Artboard signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Recognition by Craig Alan Original Unique Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
UNIQUE ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING by Craig Alan 40 x 40 inches ON PANEL Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Populus: Marilyn–Silly Little Dress
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
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...
Canvas, Oil
Populus: Homage to Van Gogh
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Contemporary portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. Miniature paintings in composition.
Acrylic
Price Upon Request
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...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
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...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
Pop Culture - Two Hearts Club
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media original painting on canvas from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. Homage to the Beatles. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmina...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
'Populus Marilyn' - "Money Machine"
By Craig Alan
Located in New York, NY
Canvas Original of the great Marilyn Monroe from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook arti...
Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
'Populus Conceptual' - "All You Need Is 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. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...
Resin, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
'Populus Homage' - "Populus Soup"
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...
Resin, Mixed Media
'Populus Conceptual' - Showstopper - Sold but commission available
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...
Resin, Mixed Media
Relatively Exotic
By John Randall Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
$875
H 23 in W 22 in
High Hair Harmony - Dolly Parton Icon Portrait Pop Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$1,225
H 30 in W 24 in
Three Grey Twirlers - Abstract Figurative Ballerinas Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$16,800
H 40 in W 60 in D 2 in
"Heartbreak a Stranger" Kate Moss with Stuart Weitzman Collage Resin Panel Board
By Robert Mars
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous British model Kate Moss from a Fall 2013 ad campaign with Stuart Weitzman during the Milan Fashion Week while featuring Kate Moss swaggering to Nancy Sinatr...
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Newsprint
I Dream Of You
By John Randall Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
$875
H 22 in W 22 in
Curse the Wind - Original Snoopy Figurative Acrylic Pop Artwork by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$4,525
H 60 in W 30 in
The Most Elegant Marilyn Monroe - Textural Original Pop Art Portrait Painting
By Virginie Schroeder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait 4572022 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
By Dario Moschetta
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
Gesso, Canvas, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Paper
$3,500
H 35.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.75 in
"She’s Your Friend" Brigitte Bardot Pop Art Portrait Décollage Painting Canvas
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts the famous French actress and model Brigitte Bardot. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and rom...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Breeze
By John Randall Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
$1,375
H 36 in W 36 in
Hello Kitty Soup - Abstract Pink Quirky Cartoon Pop Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$88,000
H 24 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in
Jasper Johns Red (original hand signed mixed media painting, numbered HPM 2/2)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in New York, NY
Shepard Fairey Jasper Johns Red, 2010 Silkscreen and mixed media collage on wood. Hand signed twice - on both the front and the back 23 3/4 × 17 1/2 inches Frame included Edition HPM...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Sold
H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in
Flower Cocktail by Craig Alan Original Unique Mixed Media Painting on Panel
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
UNIQUE ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING by Craig Alan 40 x 40 inches ON PANEL Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits of iconic figures ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Unbreakable by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Woodmere, OH
Mixed Media on Board with Resin
Canvas, Acrylic
Allure by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in Woodmere, OH
Mixed Media on Board with Resin
Canvas, Acrylic