Alfredo Garcia

Maps, aerial photographs and microscopic imagery, namely of germs and insects, are all my starting points. The infinitesimal realms of organisms compel me to envision the powerful and sometimes harrowing realities they are capable of unleashing. Coastlines, farmlands and oceans are smashed and weaved into these microscopic visions to form idiosyncratic microcosms. Out from under the vast realm of existence and the uncertainty of creation, these necessary aggregates are my preferred form of catharsis.
At no point of inception was there a conscious limitation of expression in these pieces. Instead, there are recurring tendencies and dominating aspects. We see these best aerially; namely the tightly compressed lumped structures which are apparitions of my brand of organizing principles. Transmutation is a theme of the series. The recurring structures are subject to transmutation. Their progressive flux denotes the most mysterious aspect of painting: intuition. Intuition is both an excuse and essential aspect of working with fluctuating images until they properly congeal and ultimately grip.

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