Feb 2, 2023    Update

Alejandro’s work celebrates the creative spark, and acknowledges that there is control in the uncontrollable, harnessing evaporation and the peculiar characteristics of the materials employed to fix what words cannot express.

Born and raised in Colombia, Alejandro came to the United States at 14, and now resides in Buffalo, NY. His interest in paint started at a very early age, exploring the behavior of the oil cans and paints stored in the car port of the building where he lived. Complaints soon followed, which resulted in his having his first painting studio in the third floor balcony of the apartment building.

His first two solo shows were reviewed in The Buffalo News’ Gusto magazine, and at age 21, two of his pieces were shown at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, where his watercolor won an award. For more about the artist, check out the very kind write-up by Cory Perla featured in The Public, where they they also published one of his large canvasses as a centerfold. Feel free to message or browse Saatchi Online Gallery if you are interested in a piece.

The isolation of the pandemic has proven fruitful for the artist, who has had a prolific last couple of years. He views the current circumstances as “the universe is giving me an opportunity to catch-up.” In his latest series of works, the Creatures series, Alejandro uses household latex on canvas. It is an extension of the Luscious series, where the biomorphic shapes reflect the sometimes missing humanity in these troubled times. Recent sales include works from the Victoria, Latex, and Soulstice series.

Alejandro pursued music production in college, and has performed original music live with several groups over the years. Having a passion for performance, Alejandro recorded most of his outings, and is continuing to release recordings of those projects under the Playing It By Ear label. Pablo’s Problem is what he calls his solo projects, here’s more.