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Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant have long kept details about the creative aspects of their relationship private.
In an interview with People magazine published on May 29, the visual artist opened up about what it’s like to date the “Good Fortune” star, saying, “I think he’s always very appreciative, so he’s always cautious about feedback, and I think I’m the same way.”
“You always want to be respectful and let the other person bake the cake. Just talking about love makes me sweat,” Grant told the magazine.
The painter explained that she and Reeves had a mutual respect for their work and unique creative processes, and recognized similarities between them.
“Every project has its own autonomy, it has its own team, it has its own rules, it has a beginning, middle, and end. So we’re both people who do projects, and you know, I’ve lived with John Wick, I’ve lived with Neo,” she joked, acknowledging his iconic roles in the “John Wick” and “Matrix” series.
“For example, when he’s playing a character, I really respect the understanding that this is in the middle to the end of the project. I think the same is true when painting,” she added. “When I’m in painter mode, I’m in it. I’m completely in it, and it’s not playing a character, it’s performing. Painting is also a type of performance.”
Alexandra Grant on artistic collaboration and balancing boundaries
As for their relationship, Grant explains that there is a time and space for them to collaborate on creative ideas and work on their art remotely. The two of you can talk for hours about challenging or creative ideas, or you can go your separate ways.
“I think there is a world in which we know that we can talk about any problem or challenge or creative idea and we can talk forever if we want to, and that we respect the needs of individuals to dig deep and perhaps do the process in a quiet process or in another collaboration,” she said.
Grant’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Reeves continues to be a mainstay in Hollywood with his latest film, the dark comedy Outcome, which was released on AppleTV+ last month and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
When did Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant meet?
The couple officially started their relationship in 2019 when they made their first red carpet appearance at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles. It’s unclear when the two met, but the two worked on the book, “Ode to Happiness,” which was published in 2011, with Reeves writing the poems and Grant illustrating it.
In a September 2024 interview with People magazine, Grant talked about how her relationship with Reeves has had a positive impact on her artistic work, with one friend saying, “It’s made my work more fun.”
“It’s true. We’re all humans. We’re animals,” she told the outlet. “We’re expressing ourselves from our perspective, and we certainly feel happy. I think this piece is even happier.”
Contributed by Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
