Alban and the authentic fake

The first impression on discovering Alban’s art is usually that of surprise. These old rusty pieces of metal are actually faked – they are combined sculptures and paintings that have been constructed by the artist out of wood, plaster and resin. They look heavy, but are in fact very light.

Alban takes his inspiration from aircraft wrecks and industrial machinery, but the scale is distorted, colours are magnified and the subject itself is often invented. His work incorporates iconic representations of various cultures through the use of flags, symbols and language, thus creating something that, although it never really existed, can still resonate with our memories and imagination.

Like artists from the Hyperrealism movement, Alban is playing with illusions and the notion that the real and the reproduced have often become dangerously interchangeable.



                     'Fire on board' by Alban, 2010


Recent artworks











No Hope No Mercy

                                                  
2010
Mixed media on wood

150x75 cm


available










In the sand storm

                                                  
2009
Mixed media on wood

100x100 cm


available











Lost in jungle

                                                  
2010
Mixed media on wood

150x100 cm

available











Project #80513

                                                  
2010
Mixed media on wood

150x75 cm

sold


 



















Submarine in my living

                                                  
2010
Mixed media on wood

180x120 cm

available











Indiana Heroes

                                                  
2010
Mixed media on wood

150x75 cm

sold












Tiger in China

                                                  
2010
Mixed media on wood

100x100 cm

available










Flying to the moon

                                                  
2009
Mixed media on wood

100x100 cm

sold









Pipeline

                                                  
2009
Mixed media on wood

130x103 cm


available






Making of 'Escape from Typhoon' - 2008

 





About the artist

 Alban (b. 1967) lives and works in Paris. He is graduated from the Ecole des Gobelins art school in Paris with a degree in graphic design and a degree in animated movies.

Alban has worked as a set designer for the cinema industry. His art has been exhibited over the past 10 years in art galleries in Paris and London and is present in many private collections around the world.




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