Biography
Andrew (Andy) Hollimon, hereafter Ana`Alu, creates and develops from the same artistic creative vision and mission.
Ana`alu develops with a personal devotion reaching the eye as a portal to individual sensory perception which in turn
generates interest as the foundation for piquing consumer intere...
Andrew (Andy) Hollimon, hereafter Ana`Alu, creates and develops from the same artistic creative vision and mission.
Ana`alu develops with a personal devotion reaching the eye as a portal to individual sensory perception which in turn
generates interest as the foundation for piquing consumer interest. He creates with a methodology that embodies
detail, unfiltered and unrestricted use of color, focused like a novel theme with visuals that deliver a message often
delineated via the title of the piece. A personal mission is to capture an audience, entertain with visuals and offer a
visual reward to any viewer who views the piece in close proximity. “Wow, as I look closer I didn’t see that from a
few feet away!” Ana`alu isn’t a specialty or theme artists. His creative processes are applied to wildlife pieces,
landscape scenes, moonscapes, figurative pieces, patterned abstract works, and much more frequent real life storied
pieces( COVID) when employs Realism.. His works are produced in acrylic and oil colors, use of the palette knife,
acrylic gesso, modeling paste; on canvas. Ana Alu’s background, despite degree matriculation through the level of an
MBA, does not include training in the arts.
His exhibits include piece exhibits in: ATB Fine Arts Continuum V, VI & VII, (West Palm Beach), ATB Fine Arts
African Diaspora exhibits, The Box Gallery (West Palm Beach) The Broward Art Guild, Broward State College African
American art exhibits, The Culture Council of Palm Beach County, The Paul Fisher Gallery, And various exhibits entries via the Delray Art League, Art Fort
Lauderdale On The Water, The Lake Worth Art League, Lauderdale Lakes Art in the Round, The Jones Gallery
(Kansas City, MO), The Wellington Art Society.
Ana` Alu’s Artist Statement
I accomplish each art project with focused attention to a personal belief the eye is a portal to the mind's sensory
zones.
As a portal to the human psyche, piquing interest initiates a process that facilitates human consumerism.
“The eye is a portal to sensory perception; the hammer will only find the nail that stands out.”
Once the sensory zones are excited (color, message, theme), the existential reality of humanism leads to the
purchase of art.
My pieces draw attention while delivering a message. Realism and a bit of surrealism, when coupled with color,
messages, and title theme, and at times insertion of sculptured modeling paste, have proven successful when
accompanied with effective marketing.Reflections
