Bio
Alex Coma is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the complex intersections between systematic symbolic language, esoteric knowledge, and consciousness. A graduate of photography from Concordia University and a former scholarship recipient at the Montreal Fine Arts Academy, Coma’s practice is defined by a rigorous methodology developed over a decade of disciplined inner exploration under the guidance of Egyptian spiritual teacher, Shri Amir Mourad.
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This intensive study informs his visual lexicon, enabling him to perceive and translate profound symbolic content and archetypal energies through oil painting and immersive installation. His work utilizes historical techniques, such as chiaroscuro, to summon contemplative, non-rational atmospheres that actively challenge scientific objectivity and Eurocentric rationalist canons.
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Coma's commitment to collaborative artistic research extends to his role as the 2023 founder of Roze Umbra, an initiative dedicated to visionary artists, which includes "The Blue Hour Podcast". His works have been exhibited internationally at venues including the Visionary Art Collective in New York and the Affordable Art Fair, and are held in collections including Colart and Ubisoft. Coma seeks a delicate balance between empirical knowledge and the ineffable mystery, focusing on creating shared symbolic content that critically engages with collective consciousness.
Artistic Statement
My art practice begins in the territories of spirituality, transformation, and the unconscious, articulated through the systematic languages of oil painting and immersive installations. The creative process is driven by intense meditation and self-investigation, starting with the acknowledgement of psychic imbalances and leading toward the perception of vast, impersonal archetypal energies. This internal journey is my rigorous methodology for generating shared symbolic content.
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In painting, I blend detailed realism with layered symbolism, deploying the chiaroscuro technique to summon meditative atmospheres where the visible and invisible converse. I use rare, labor-intensive pigments, such as lapis lazuli, viewing the creative act as an alchemical process that transforms both the artwork and my own perception simultaneously. My compositions—featuring specific architectures, night skies, and lush landscapes—function as portals to inner realities and the critique of material ephemerality.
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My immersive installations transition beyond the two-dimensional plane, transforming exhibition spaces into contemplative territories through the integration of soundscapes and precise, symmetrical arrangements. By investigating universal themes like the re-harmonization of feminine and masculine energies or the cycles of death and rebirth (such as my series inspired by the goddess Nuit) , I aim to use symbols as a universal language. My ultimate goal is to awaken intimate truths by creating spaces that connect the viewer to the invisible forces that structure our collective existence.
