World-renowned for his extraordinary achievements in music, Alpert’s career as a visual artist has paralleled his life in music for more than 30 years. His painting and sculpture has been shown in various galleries and museums around the world, including a recent sculpture installation in Bryant Park, New York City. Alpert’s evolution as a visual artist began during his visits to museums, galleries and artists in his travels throughout Central and North America and Europe in the 1960s.  His exposure to some of the great collections of abstract painting led him to begin creating his own large-		format paintings and sculpture. His work displays a gestural quality that suggests movement, spontaneity, and formal experimentation. Alpert, who is of Russian-Romanian descent, grew up in Los Angeles embracing its multicultural influences. In his art, Alpert fuses diverse cultural streams into fresh new forms. His most recent body of work, Spirit Totems, is inspired by the totem poles of the Tlingit tribe in the Pacific Northwest. Alpert was intrigued by their sense of mystery, stating they possessed “a new language of art that I related to.” The finished castings weigh about 1000 lbs each and measure 11 feet in height.