Inscape, the innate uniqueness of a thing (object, person or place), is held within and revealed without by Instress, the unifying and singular force of all life in the universe.* It is the enigma of the land, as defined by these complimentary concepts of Inscape and Instress (as one-of-a-kind and one-and-the-same), that David T. Alexander masterfully captures in his mark making.
Alexander’s art is fueled by the land’s mystery; even as his understanding of geology, geography, water meeting land meeting sky from all of his many exploratory trips to several continents, finds the essential mysteries are found in one and all. In this way, he paints the specificity of a place knowing the overarching nature of the elements (i.g. water and land) are the same.
