Alex Couwenberg is a Southern California abstract painter deeply influenced by the art and culture of his local community. His artistic influences include the Light and Space movement, as well as the work of Karl Benjamin, who was Couwenberg’s mentor. Couwenberg’s thin line patterns and choice of color are particularly inspired by surf and skateboard cultures, as well as the custom car and hot rod aesthetic elsewhere known as Finish Fetish. He is best known for combining hard-edge abstraction with gestural brushwork, layering, raw edges, and textured surfaces, thereby bringing depth and an expressionist touch to a tradition of painting known typically for its flatness.

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Delux
2009
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
48 x 34 in (121.9 x 86.4 cm)

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Rifle
2009
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
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Puma
2011
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

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Double Dutch
2012
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
66 x 80 in (167.6 x 203.2 cm)

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Atomic
2013
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)

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Axiom
2013
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
32 x 36 in (81.3 x 91.4 cm)

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Refractor 2
2013
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
15 x 14 in (38.1 x 35.6 cm)

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Refactor 2
2013
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
15 x 14 in (38.1 x 35.6 cm)

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BOYO
2013
Acrylic on paper
18 x 18 in (45.7 x 45.7cm)

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Darby
2013
Acrylic on paper
18 x 18 in (45.7 x 45.7cm)

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Chatterbox
2017
Acrylic on canvas
66 x 72 in (167.6 x 182.9 cm)

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Come On
2017
Acrylic on canvas
22 x 34 in (55.9 x 86.4 cm)

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Spellwork
2017
Acrylic on canvas
72 x 66 in (182.9 x 167.6 cm)

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Cortina
2017
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
48 x 44 in (121.9 x 111.8 cm)

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Big Top
2017
Acrylic on canvas
22 x 34 in (55.9 x 86.4 cm)

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Kina
2017
Acrylic on canvas
28 x 24 in (71.1 x 61 cm)

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DIS
2017
Monotype and mixed media on paper
22 x 15 in (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

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Hoku
2017
Monotype and mixed media on paper
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9cm)

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Hyper Freak
2017
Monotype and mixed media on paper
22 x 15 in (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

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Rift
2017
Monotype and mixed media on paper
22 x 15 in (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

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Boulevard Beat
2017
Acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel
32 x 30 in (81.3 x 76.8 cm)

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Title
2024
Oil on canvas
12 x 12 in (20 x 20cm)

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2024
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2024
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BRUNO DAVID GALLERY

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TERRY CONRAD

JILL DOWNEN

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