ALEKS ROSENBERG
EDUCATION:
Yale University - MFA
Pratt Institute - BFA
Brooklyn Museum – Painting
As an interdisciplinary artist, I combine different media with materials that, at first glance, seem contradictory and even arbitrary. I may start with an idea but no specific end product. I find that the research and the handling of the material bring the ideas to life. I treat each project as a scientific experiment as the work builds upon itself. The accidental discoveries guide the mechanics of the execution and the final piece. The magic happens when work blends with play and the time disappears.
Aleks Rosenberg was born in Central Siberia to a Czech mother and Hungarian father, both survivors of Stalin’s infamous gulags. When he was an infant he contracted Cholera forcing the family to move to a warmer climate in Khirgistan.
At age 5 Aleks learned to work with his hands and tools by helping his father design and build simple furniture and toys when they lived on a remote collective farm near the Chinese border. As the family moved from place to place working their way back to Europe, Aleks always felt like an outsider. He found his footing among new friends by excelling in art. Later, at Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, he got hooked on animation and produced two short animated films that went on to win several film festival awards and were screened at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum. He also receives the Ford Foundation Grant, Louis B. Mayer Grant, NY Art Directors Club Award, and Architectural Design Award. His artwork is in permanent collections at Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Nielson, Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, and numerous private collections.
At the same time, for over thirty years, Aleks has been a principal of several successful film production companies in New York and Miami with such clients as IBM, AT&T, Bell Labs, American Express, Chevrolet, BMW, Prudential, People Magazine, Pepsi Cola, MTV, CBS, ABC, Sprint, Avon, Marvel, etc. Aleks has also created animations for such clients as ABC's Emmy-winning children's series Animals, Animals, Animals, and special effects for feature films and TV specials. He has also directed numerous music videos for such groups as Aerosmith, Foghat, The Ventures Special, and Bay City Rollers for clients such as Warner, RCA, Atlantic, CBS, Colombia, etc.
Aleks Rosenberg is also an award-winning feature film director, producer, and writer. His 35mm feature film, Zelimo, won: the “Gold Special Jury Award/ Best First Feature” at the 2002 Worldfest International Film Festival; "Best Production In Feature Film" Award at the 2002 First Annual Made-In-Miami Film Festival and has been selected to open The 2002 Annual Empire IFF, the 2002 Myhelan Film Festival, the 2002 Washington DC Independent Film Festival, San Diego IFF, Sarasota IFF, Ohio IFF, Palm Beach JFF, Buenos Aires JFF, Mexico IFF, and Miami JFF.