Alexander Hayden

Alexander Hayden is a multidisciplinary artist who creates work that touches on themes of self-discipline, manipulation, meditation, sex & love, mindfulness, Buddhist tradition, and propaganda. Hayden draws inspiration from a variety of sources including poetry, advertising, meme culture, street signage, and propaganda used by a wide variety of cultures. He heavily employs textual elements, lending his work an additional dimension of direct expression. Alexander studied classical figurative drawing and painting in New York City, and has exhibited his paintings in galleries in NYC and Chicago. In addition to tattoos, he works with a variety of mediums including oil paint, acrylic, charcoal, installations, video, digital collage, and photography.