Alexander Mihaylovich

For Alexander Mihaylovich history exists as a vertical continuum rather than a linear plane. From his early interest in outer space to his first exposure to the careless unearthing of Roman artifacts outside of the National Museum of Belgrade, Mihaylovich has immersed himself in the study of the vertical strata of time. Reaching into a classical past, he has built a collection of potsherds and sculpture fragments from Greek and Roman antiquity - currently with over 2,500 objects - that inspire the subject matter of his paintings. Often appearing in partially obscured form or as blacked out silhouettes, these images, based on his collection, are intended as a stand-in for extinct cultures, which for Mihaylovich represent a part of our collective present. Mihaylovich has been with the Earl McGrath Gallery since 1987 and has had numerous exhibitions in the United States and Europe, including the British Museum in London, the Romisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne, Germany, the National Museum of Belgrade in Serbia and the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, Belgium. Born in New York in 1958, Mihaylovich was raised in Los Angeles where he lives and works today.