Artist: Alexi Torres

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: 50" x 40"

About the Artist:

Alexi Torres discusses the relationship between nature and man in a contemporary context emphasizing the interconnectedness of all living things. He creates a distinctive signature, intricately weaving together organic and symbolic elements to create monumental works which challenge the viewer to see beneath the surface into the archetypal qualities of his subjects. He seeks to initiate an urgent dialogue on the effects of human thought and behavior on the ever-changing environment.

Torres taps into universal collective memory and stimulates the imagination with playful themes and ironic juxtapositions relevant to the contemporary experience. His series range from portraits of ordinary people, cultural, military, and political themes to a diverse sampling of symbols from popular culture. These images are then reimagined and reconstructed employing a multi-layer painting technique. Inspired by the agrarian lifestyle of his friends and family, Torres plants an idea for each new work and harvests it at completion according to the lunar patterns followed by his ancestors in his native Cuba. To record this ritual, each painting is begun and finished on a waning moon and recorded with his signature on the canvas.