the viewer. Kanevsky paints both from life and photographs, with a preference for working with live models due to the importance of movement in his subjects. He often works with the same models for years, developing over time a strong sense of their individual form and motion. Alternatively, photography enables the artist explore fleeting situations, unintended artifacts, and imperfections. References Sources McCann, Margaret. “Refiguring History Painting: Representation Meets Modern Techniques.” In The Figure: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture – Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Margaret McCann. New York: SkiraRizzoli. 2013. External links Alex Kanevsky. Alex Kanevsky. 2016. American contemporary painters 21st-century American painters 20th-century painters Painters from Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts faculty Pew Fellows in the Arts 1963 births Living people Russian emigrants to the United States Artists from Rostov-on-Don