OLEXA CASANOVA IS AN ARTIST AND DESIGNER.
HE HAS SPENT OVER 15 YEARS WORKING IN THE WORLD OF FASHION. HE CURRENTLY HOLDS THE ROLE OF SENIOR MENSWEAR DESIGNER FOR KITH, AND HAS DESIGNED FOR OTHER PROMINENT LABELS INCLUDING MARC JACOBS, JOHN VARVATOS, AND CALVIN KLEIN. ALL THE WHILE OLEXA CONTINUES TO CREATE ART, WORKING IN BOTH 2 DIMENSIONAL AND 3 DIMENSIONAL MEDIA.
AN AVID OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST, THEMES OF NATURE PERMEATE THROUGH MOST OF OLEXA’S WORK. NATURE’S BEAUTY AND AWE INSPIRING MAJESTY ARE HIS BIGGEST SOURCES OF INSPIRATION.
“…I WANT TO SHIFT THE SUBJECT AWAY FROM INDIVIDUALS AND PUT THE FOCUS BACK ON NATURE. MAYBE IF WE WERE ALL MORE INSPIRED BY NATURE AS A SPECIES, WE WOULD MAKE MORE THOUGHTFUL CHOICES TOWARDS IT.”
AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE TOWARDS THE NATURE THAT INSPIRES HIM, OLEXA ONLY USES RECLAIMED AND SUSTAINABLY SOURCED WOOD FOR HIS SCULPTURES.
IN ADDITION, A PORTION OF PROCEEDS FROM SELLING EACH OF HIS OCEAN SERIES PAINTINGS WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITIES THAT WORK ON OCEAN CONSERVATION AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES.
OLEXA SPENDS HIS TIME BETWEEN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND NEW YORK CITY.