Alex yanes

After briefly studying graphic design, Miami-based artist Alex Yanes (1977) pursued a career in fine art in 2006, exhibiting at galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Philadelphia, London, Paris, Berlin, Australia and Japan. Bringing together his Cuban background, his hometown, and curiosi

Over a period of two weeks, the Long Beach Museum of Art gave a group of contemporary artists free rein over their museum walls.

Alex Yanes ️️️️️ on Instagram: "Probably my favorite piece I created during the stress & blur of 2020. Made this sculpture during the lockdown out of scraps I scrounged in my garage. Wishing you all better days ahead! Thank you for keeping me motivated. Keeping it moving! #art #sculpture #wood #cutout #newcontemporaryart #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #woodworking #original #oneofakind #handmade #handcrafted #handpainted #artist #painter #miami #fish"

Alex Yanes on Instagram: “This piece got chopped up and turned into 3 new pieces. Laters... ✌️”

Whether it’s a cleverly disguised speaker box or massive wall installation, Alex Yanes crafts vibrant characters and scenes out of seemingly disparate elements. The Miami-born artist says his inspiration comes from “vibrant fixtures of my environment, fatherhood, life’s circumstances, subcultures and the ability to create something out of nothing.” Often, his work is more functional than meets the eye.

In celebration of all things POW! WOW! Long Beach, from the outdoor muralists (who begin painting murals throughout the city this week) to the artists currently installing their work inside the Long Beach Museum of Art's (LBMA) upcoming exhibit Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape, the Post reached out to several of these world-class creatives that are gearing up to change and inspire the landscape of Long Beach’s art scene as a whole, indoors and out.

Artist Dennis McNett (1972), also known as Wolfbat, received his MFA from Pratt institute in 2004, where he taught until 2012. He has shown internationally at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Me Collection Museum in Berlin, MOHS exhibit in Copenhagen, Galleria Patricia Armocida, Milano, Italy, and nationally i

Alex Yanes - “Ascender 2” Mixed media on wood block // Thinkspace Gallery