Harman Projects is thrilled to be teaming up with one of our favorite artists, past cover artist and curator Alex Pardee, for a holiday art experience like no other… Return of the Doppelgangers takes us into the inner workings of the prolific Los Angeles-based creative for a journey through the nostalgiainducing horror films and characters we all love…and fear.
Following his sold out Alex in ShunderLand exhibition in 2022 and the world building No-Longers exhibition in 2023, Pardee returns to his roots with a collection of over 100 works of art dedicated to the genre that has been his safe space since childhood.
Never one to shy away from sharing his inner struggles, Alex has created a new body of artwork as a love letter to the horror films that have provided him comfort in his struggles with mental health and anxiety. As the artist says in his own words: "As selfish as it sounds, I realized I could temporarily escape my own fears by watching other people face theirs head-on. I knew that the characters’ on-screen trauma was orchestrated by a team of gleefully sadistic puppeteers. Any heightened sense of empathic fear I felt while watching these movies would vanish as soon as the credits rolled, and everything would be okay—at least until I had to face the real world again, and my brain told me otherwise."
Originally starting in 2007, the artist’s ongoing Doppelgängers series has expanded to over 300 watercolor paintings; many of these works have taken on second lives online, tattooed on the most dedicated horror fanatics and collected in self-produced books. Built around the support of a community that also loves the films and villains that provide escape, Alex’s audience knows that you can’t judge a gory, blood-covered book by it’s cover. Return of the Doppelgangers, features Alex’s largest paintings to-date, plus over 100 original smaller format paintings, drawings, sketches, collectibles and more. Along with the artwork, Pardee has created an installation featuring a menagerie of characters and experiences that fans old and new will not want to miss. All the artwork will be available exclusively in-person at the opening, followed up an online release at HarmanProjects.com on December 19th at 10am PT.
Please join us Friday, December 13th for the opening reception, the artist will be in attendance with plenty of surprises for those that are brave enough to journey into his world.
