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About Lesser

Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1983. He received his BFA as well as a Master's Degree in Digital Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Lesser's work is rooted in mitigating the divide between physical and digital medias, while surveying the contemporary aesthetic landscape via archaeological themes.
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3d Renderings, Sculptures, and Prints
  • Changing Room
    Changing Room
    Wood, Drywall, Spackle, Foam, Acrylic Latex, Flourescent Lighting, Theater Gels
  • Changing Room
    Changing Room
    Wood, Drywall, Spackle, Foam, Acrylic Latex, Flourescent Lighting, Theater Gels
  • Changing Room
    Changing Room
    Wood, Drywall, Spackle, Foam, Acrylic Latex, Flourescent Lighting, Theater Gels
  • Workflow
    Workflow
    Wood, Aluminum, Bioboard, Spray Enamel, Sandpaper, Cement
  • Workflow
    Workflow
    Wood, Aluminum, Bioboard, Spray Enamel, Sandpaper, Cement
  • Workflow
    Workflow
    Wood, Aluminum, Bioboard, Spray Enamel, Sandpaper, Cement
  • Double Gulp (2012 Edition)
    Double Gulp (2012 Edition)
    Series of 21 Concrete, Plastic
  • Double Gulp (2012 Edition)
    Double Gulp (2012 Edition)
    Concrete, Plastic
  • Smiling Display
    Smiling Display
    Cement-cast skulls, Plastic, Powdered Cement, Custom display case.
  • Hang Loose Memorial
    Hang Loose Memorial
    3d Rendering, C-Print
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    • Base Period at Springsteen Gallery

    These sculptures explore archaeological themes in tandem with contemporary reference points. They build on the language of digital media, while remaining the products of physical processes, examining a contemporary climate in which virtuality often supersedes actuality.
    • Natural Order (Confluence of Minerals)
      Natural Order (Confluence of Minerals)
      3d Rendering printed on high-gloss aluminum substrate. 17" x 21".
    • Blender
      Blender
      3d Rendering printed on high-gloss aluminum substrate, 21" x 17". This blender was taken apart and 3d scanned in my studio using far-from-perfect DIY techniques, the resulting growths and anomalies are a consequence of the software's inability to correctly render light and dark.
    • No Fear
      No Fear
      3d Rendering printed on high-gloss aluminum substrate. 17" x 21". (Modified 3d model, "Vairochana the cosmic buddha" courtesy of The Smithsonian)
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      12_lesser_gonzalez_and_alan_resnick_base_period_sp.jpg
    • 11_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-465.jpg
      11_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-465.jpg
    • 10_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-105.jpg
      10_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-105.jpg
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      9_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-1052.jpg
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      8_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-1052.jpg
    • 2_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-465x.jpg
      2_lesser_gonzalez_base_period_springsteen_web-465x.jpg
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      1_lesser_gonzalez_and_alan_resnick_base_period__sp.jpg
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    • Paintings

    This series explores a method of painting that mimics working with vector lines in a digital context. The entirely physical process is reminiscent of hieroglyphics, or a vaguely familiar, but forgotten language.
    • Untitled #1
      Untitled #1
      Spray Enamel on Aluminum, 24" x 30"
    • Untitled Arrangement
      Untitled Arrangement
      Spray Enamel on Aluminum, 30" x 24"
    • Accessories
      Accessories
      Spray Enamel on Aluminum, 24" x 30"
    • Scaffolding
      Scaffolding
      Spray Enamel on Aluminum, 24" x 30"
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