Alex Hubbard is a painter and video artist who weaves together both fields by using the same approach in each medium and thereby rethinks video, painting, and their connections. In his paintings, Hubbard uses the volatile, fast-drying materials of urethane, resin, and fiberglass. Once applied to the surface, these materials cannot be changed. Therefore, his paintings—like the videos—always have the potential to unmoor themselves from their original plan. This genesis, which leaves its traces in both his videos and paintings, creates the sometimes absurd, sometimes funny, and sometimes dramatic attraction of Hubbard’s works.
Reverse Florida
2021
Urethane, fiberglass, epoxy resin and oil on canvas
172.5 x 193.5 x 4 cm / 68 x 76 1/4 x 1 1/2 in
© Alex Hubbard
Machine Learning
2021
Urethane, fiberglass, epoxy resin, UV printing and oil on canvas
173.5 x 157.5 x 4 cm / 68 1/4 x 62 x 1 1/2 in
© Alex Hubbard
Life of the Party Until You Die
2021
Urethane, fiberglass, epoxy resin, UV printing and oil on canvas
112.5 x 127 x 4 cm / 44 1/4 x 50 x 1 1/2 in
© Alex Hubbard
Projector 5
2021
Digital video and artist-made projector on table
Duration: 36 sec
Projector approx. 57 x 176.5 x 57 cm / 22 1/2 x 69 1/2 x 22 1/2 in
Table 81 x 178 x 75 cm / 31 7/8 x 70 1/8 x 29 1/2 in
© Alex Hubbard
The Border, The Ship II
2021
Single channel video; color, sound
9:30 min
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
© Alex Hubbard
Untitled
2020
Urethane, acrylic, UV print and oil on linen
147.5 x 163 x 4.5 cm / 58 1/8 x 64 1/8 x 1 3/4 in
© Alex Hubbard
Untitled
2020
Urethane, acrylic, UV print and oil on linen
147.5 x 163 x 4.5 cm / 58 1/8 x 64 1/8 x 1 3/4 in
© Alex Hubbard
Donner Party Kebab
2017
Centra panel, acrylic, pigmented urethane, fiberglass, epoxy resin on linen
249 x 203.5 x 4.5 cm / 98 x 80 1/8 x 1 3/4 in
© Alex Hubbard
Blotter Painting I
2017
Aluminium panel, acrylic, pigmented urethane, fiberglass, epoxy resin on linen
249.5 x 208.5 x 4 cm / 98 1/4 x 82 1/8 x 1 5/8 in
© Alex Hubbard
Heimlich Strasse
2017
Aluminium panel, acrylic, pigmented urethane, fiberglass, epoxy resin on linen
127 x 91.5 x 4.5 cm / 50 x 36 x 1 3/4 in
© Alex Hubbard
Brand New Goodbye (blue)
2014
Cast resin
199.5 x 218.5 x 29 cm / 78 1/2 x 86 x 11 3/8 in
© Alex Hubbard
Hit wave
2012
Digital video; color, sound
4:24 min
Edition of 5 + 2 AP
© Alex Hubbard
