Alex Buck Mixes Into The Art Crossing.

Alex Buck Mixes Into The Art Crossing.

Alex Buck and his creations within and out of the Gallatin Art Crossing surge from the creative energy of an entrepreneur, sculptor, father and gearhound embracing the fluctuations and ephemeral nature of art. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Maine, Buck has been collecting and subsequently wearing through skills and gear as long as he can remember. His personal philosophy demands the constant mixing and reorientation of a lifelong solution hunt across mediums. Recognizing his personal need to remain versatile and recognize the creative spirit present in all his endeavors as a piece of his artistic conception.

Buck’s contribution, Woodenconcrete, is a triumph of combination in its union of machined wood fused into a concrete half; a meeting of two different structural mainstays. A fitting selection as the primary driving force he has found throughout his challenges is the hunt of material problems; by joining either materials, concepts and ideas into a problem and finding the proper tool is a feeling of satisfaction that is motivation enough alone. Not that motivation is lacking in the current Buck-o-sphere, his small workshop cranks out handmade tote bags and backpacks in the essence of minimal but functional design. His is a business that requires hard work in combination with the excitement of creating a unique, customer oriented product. The idea of a shifting artistic approach to life has given Alex his own groove to swing and an easy smile that can only come from the constant expansion of endeavors connecting to one another. Sculpture to gear to life, it is all chance for Buck to test his dexterity of philosophy. Though bags are the item of the times in his artistic arena these days, such voracious variety leaves any door open for any pursuit in the future be it sculpted or no.