Alex Remington is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Remington’s invitation to visit his uptown photography studio. What I found inside was far from a stereotypical SMU finance major’s bachelor pad. Creepy mannequins, oversized provocative images (littering most of the studio), an oversized feline, and Alex heating up what seemed to be a portabella mushroom sandwich…. with marinara sauce. My first thoughts….The man is an artist. Remington’s work can be considered social commentary, but really it’s more than that. The stigma “social commentary artist”, seems a bit of a cliché these days. In fact right here on Blow-Up I have several pictures posted of an art opening I attended whose “artists” attempted social commentary work with far less success. I‘m not going to name any names, just scroll through photos from some of the openings (one in particular) I’ve attended and you will see where I get off saying what I’m saying. In contrast, Remington’s work actually deals with real living people, not made up characters or scenarios. Remington’s subjects live the lives they portray in their portraits. The drag queen moving the lawn is actually a real drag queen… and that’s really his own lawn and mower. On a personal note Remington seems sincere in the sense that he takes great pride and puts a lot of thought in his work. Just from the amount of materials he houses in the studio you can tell the man rarely has a thought escape the manifestation of his craft. Blow-Up will be following Remington’s work and feature a full length in depth interview with the artist when his April 2012 showing opens. In the meantime check out these awesome photos.
http://www.alexremington.com/
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