Reflection Pool Near Nogal Peak, 2010 Oil, spray paint, on paper and canvas 53 × 70 in 134.6 ×
177.8 cm “There are no facts,
only interpretations.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Where we are in the world has a great deal to do with how we view it. This pertains not only to our particular aesthetic sensibility that is very often influenced by where and how we may have been raised, but to our worldview as a whole. For someone growing up in the concrete jungle of the city, beauty may take on an
entirely different meaning than it does for someone who lives among the forests and mountains of the Amazon. Our politics, our personalities, our very self is in part shaped by the places we live. These things can prove quite fluid as we evolve and migrate from place to place, taking in new sights and sounds, people and perspectives.
Juan Alonso-Rodriguez is a
Cuban born artist living and working in Seattle, Washington. He is currently working in acrylic on unprimed canvas. He very much enjoys working with the color blue. These new works investigate flowing paint. Alonso-Rodriguez starts by working on a flat surface then relocates the work in progress to the wall to allow the paint to drip.
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