Craig Alan was born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California. Upon moving to New Orleans as a child, Alan worked as a street portrait artist, using the opportunity to practice his figure drawing, as well as earn money for school and supplies.
The creative vision came naturally to Alan and he continued to develop technically and conceptually through his own diligent studies. It was not until his sophomore year at the University of Mobile, Alabama, that Alan formally began to train in arts. His affinity for the subject was immediately apparent. He continued to concentrate in studio arts, earning an area award for academic excellence. The university’s most prestigious exhibition, “Art with a Southern Drawl,” featured 42 of Alan’s pieces, chosen from a field of more than 1,600 submissions.
A minor concentration in theater provided Alan with additional techniques in makeup and set design. This added expertise supported his exploration of mixed media constructions. His skills combine to form elaborate textures, hues and compositions in his pieces. Alan’s artwork reveals a technical sophistication as well as an elaborate imagination.
Constantly craving new ways to link contemporary expressions to traditional art, Alan hopes to travel to Europe in search of artistic artifacts as well as fresh and innovative ideas. He also intends to explore his own family roots and cultural nuances in England and Scotland. Eventually, Alan plans to earn his master’s degree in studio arts in order to teach at the college level. His biggest dream is to own and manage his own atelier. He continues to exhibit his artwork across the United States.
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Dream Big - Marilyn Monroe (2/75)
By Craig Alan
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Craig Alan Dream Big – Marilyn Monroe (2/75), 2019 is a striking giclée on canvas that showcases Craig Alan's renowned "Populus" technique, in which hundreds of meticulously painted ...
Canvas
Coral Glim - Marilyn Monroe - Artist Proof (4/15 AP)
By Craig Alan
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Craig Alan Coral Glim – Marilyn Monroe – Artist Proof (4/15 AP), 2018 is a captivating giclée on canvas that showcases Craig Alan's celebrated "Populus" style, where hundreds of meti...
Canvas
MARYLIN MONROE #4
By Michael Mason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Oil
Stardust Spitfire
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Adam Himoff Stardust Spitfire, 2025 60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Emmeric Konrad Untitled Artwork SKU: ECO0001 bg gallery
Other Medium
Interstellar V, 2019
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A lovely work from the artist, a excellent piece to own from their popular body of work.
Acrylic
Populus: Marilyn–Silly Little Dress
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
The popular and innovative American Neo-Pop artist Craig Alan was born in San Bernardino, California, in 1971. Although Alan was inclined to creativity and the visual arts from an early age, it was not until his family moved to New Orleans, where he truly developed a sense of artistic purpose in earnest. Alan’s first concentrated attempts at visual expression were through street portraiture, which provided him with the experience and means to purchase art supplies and further his informal artistic studies. Craig Alan attended the University of Mobile in Alabama, where he pursed a degree in the visual arts. During his time at the university, Alan garnered academic recognition and earned awards for excellence in studio art practice. He participated in Art with a Southern Drawl, one of the university’s most popular art exhibitions, which featured forty-two of Alan’s artworks. The artist’s specialty has been and is predominantly figurative works, with Alan seeking new and innovative modes or re-working historical modes of figural representation. He has experimented with and incorporated elements of make-up/cosmetic artistry, set design, sculpture, and traditional figure drawing in his oeuvre. And his shadowbox series, which combines seemingly contrasting and contradictory elements—dresses made of ribbons and feather; shells made of pierced-paper and sticks—and transcends the traditional two-dimensional art form. Craig Alan has received his greatest popular acclaim from collectors for his POPULUS series. Through an intricate process of deconstruction and construction, Alan re-creates iconic images of popular figures through the working and reworking of hundreds of miniature, individuated figures viewed from an aerial or birds-eye-view. His images of celebrities, heroes, or recognizable sites, such as the U.S. Capitol or Statue of Liberty, invite close, slow viewing and scrutiny, that ultimately reveals greater thematic associations and allusions through finely rendered hand details. Craig Alan’s variety of series of art-making—Populus, Narrative, and Motivo—reveals, through different modes of expression, the artist’s knowledge of and proficiency with the art historical figurative...
Canvas, Oil
Marilyn Monroe
By Ron Lesser
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist A portrait of Marilyn Monroe wearing a white dress and white fur stole with diamond earrings
Oil
Marilyn Monroe
By Ron Lesser
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Masonite Signature: Signed Lower Center Dimensions: 31.00" x 25.00"
Masonite, Oil
Marilyn Idol Allurement by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 40 x 40 inches - Original mixed media signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits o...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Marilyn
By Eitan Vitkon
Located in New York, NY
Born in 1967 in a small village in the south of Israel, Eitan Vitkon is an acclaimed contemporary photographer whose work has been exhibited and applauded worldwide. In 1996, Eitan m...
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Marilyn Monroe Smile
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary mixed media work with pop culture references to an international icon. Available exclusively from gallery in Los Angeles. Made in USA. Unique. Signed and dat...
Mixed Media
