Alexander Perez, known as Coinslot, is a Miami based artist/satirist.
Drawing upon random thoughts, strange things that he has witnessed, and his biggest source, the media, he meticulously draws and paints scenes that can be taken right out of the “Twilight Zone”.
A student of New World School of the Arts in Miami, Coinslot has definitely mastered the technical aspect and capabilities to become a world class artist, but it is the way he creates his images and art work in his mind that sets him apart from the rest.

“Coinslot not only has the remarkable ability to view a situation and create a ‘sick and twisted’ version of it in his mind, but also has the incredible talent to take what he sees in his mind and put the pen to paper creating this ‘sick and twisted’ masterpiece in the most fullest and complex detail you’ve ever seen” – Gregg Shienbaum.

To view his works properly, one must stand in front of his art for at least 20-30 minutes to see all the minute and incredible details of wit, humor and absurdity that is poured onto the canvas directly from his mind.
Jobs Vs The FBI is the perfect example of this. In this work Coinslot takes a news related relevant issue, in this case Apple versus the United States, in which a federal court judge has ordered Apple to assist the FBI with unlocking an iPhone used by one of the attackers responsible for the massacre in San Bernardino, California. Apple, for its part, is still fighting the court order, arguing that the FBI is asking for something that will lead to the invasion of the privacy of millions of people.

Here Jobs’ grave, as in real life, is unmarked. Coinslot cleverly places the old Apple logo on the grave marker, which is surrounded by FBI men asking for his permission to give Apple the go ahead to write the code that will eventually unlock all of the world deepest darkest secrets.

It is just like Adam taking a bit of the Apple unleashing an uproar upon the world. The FBI men take Jobs silence as him giving them permission. This is Coinslot’s way of telling us that the government is going to do it any way with or without him.

Aside from making the viewer think or in some cases making the viewer uncomfortable, Coinslot’s attention to detail is the other important aspect of his work. Everything is in the details. His attention to details can be seen in all the leaves in the trees and the blades of grass, but it is the details that you don’t notice at first that make this piece. The inclusion of a tiny man in the background visiting someone’s grave and the other names and sayings on the grave markers. He even places his name on a grave marker with fallen leaves on it. All these painstaking meticulous details, add to the WOW of the piece and it is these details that raise the most smiles and eyebrows.