Alban

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Emerging Artist
Alban trained in Graphic Design before becoming an artist.
Alban takes inspiration from aircraft wrecks and industrial machinery.
Alban works in mixed media, primarily wood, plaster, paint and resin.

Born in Nantes, France in 1967, Paris-based artist Alban takes Pop Art themes and motifs to create colourful and attention grabbing paintings. Easily mistaken as rusty old pieces of aircraft metal, each of Alban’s paintings have been constructed from wood, plaster, paint and resin. Alban invites the viewer to look closer, to form their own memories and sense of nostalgia. With work that appeals to the eyes and the imagination, Alban creates a new impression of a past reality.

Education and Career

Alban spent most of his childhood living in Africa before returning to France to study art. After receiving a BA in Advertising and Graphic Design and an MA in Animated Movies from the Ecole des Gobelins Art School, Alban worked as a set designer for 12 years. Working in the cinema industry has undoubtedly influenced the aesthetic of Alban’s work, and it was from this point that Alban became an established mixed media artist. Today Alban is known throughout Europe and the US, with frequent exhibitions in London and Paris.

Alban’s Style

Alban does not seek to replicate found materials, instead he draws inspiration from the industrial age and from the decorative quality of machinery. A master of reinterpretation, Alban is inspired by nose art and its association with war and ultimately the Pop Art movement in the 1950s. Whether reimagining old pin up characters or working with mixed media to give the illusion of time passing to his art, Alban works with a fairly limited palette to form art that invites a second look.

Alban Artworks

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    France 25 by Alban
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    France 25 by Alban

    France 25

    Paintings - 100x87 cm
    1.4 E by Alban
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    1.4 E by Alban

    1.4 E

    Paintings - 80x130 cm
    France 3 by Alban
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    France 3 by Alban

    France 3

    Paintings - 120x50 cm
    Girl in blue by Alban
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    Girl in blue by Alban

    Girl in blue

    Paintings - 84x100 cm
    2477 by Alban
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    2477 by Alban

    2477

    Paintings - 150x70 cm
    4 Désctructure by Alban
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    4 Désctructure by Alban

    4 Désctructure

    Paintings - 84x84 cm
    1 Desctructure by Alban
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    1 Desctructure by Alban

    1 Desctructure

    Paintings - 84x84 cm
    Super Power by Alban
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    Super Power by Alban

    Super Power

    Paintings - 120x120 cm
    Black body by Alban
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    Black body by Alban

    Black body

    Paintings - 140x94 cm
    British n°74820 by Alban
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    British n°74820 by Alban

    British n°74820

    Paintings - 110x110 cm
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    Yellow by Alban

    Yellow

    Paintings - 140x100 cm
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    British number two by Alban

    British number two

    Paintings - 120x145 cm
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    Britannica by Alban

    Britannica

    Paintings - 130x130 cm
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    Isabelle by Alban

    Isabelle

    Paintings - 140x80 cm
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    Ashley by Alban

    Ashley

    Paintings - 140x140 cm

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