Luis Alderete

Since the late 70, my artwork has evolved and permuted from the stoic capture of the rural landscapes of the Baja California region, to the kinesthetic movement of the human figure. However, my profession is not art, nor painting ... it is architecture, and this has allowed me to appreciate the physical distance between humans and their environment, forming an essential part of the origin of my aesthetic appreciation for the creation of art, particularly painting. As an architect, I need the physical space to build, just as a tree needs space to grow and form roots; that is why I find in the shadow of a tree the direct vein that invites me to be a creator and metaphorically emulate my rural, city and human surroundings.
In my work I explore dreams, desire, time, disenchantment, grief, joy, nostalgia and many other feelings parallel to those of a writer, typical of the artist and my being; allegorically intertextualizing an association with my subjective aesthetic vision and the physical creation of the artistic work. The language of my work is simple and clear. I try to capture scenes, portraits and contemplative landscapes within an accessible and friendly language for the viewer. The above leaves superficiality aside and adds ...

2015. Community-Built Builts Community Workshop, Robert Leathers. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
2015. Expanded Scenography Workshop, Alain Kerriou. Centro Estatal de las Artes. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
1988. Bachelor of Architecture. Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
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RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017. “Apuntes” Universidad de las Californias Internacional. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
2016. “Apuntes” Grand Hotel Tijuana. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
2016. “Quimeras” PAN e VINO. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
2016. “Apuntes” el lugar del Nopal. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
2016. “Apuntes” La Covacha. Ensenada, BC, Mexico.
2016. “.x3” Valencia Gallery, NTC at Liberty Station. San Diego, CA, USA.
2015. “Apuntes” Grand Hotel Tijuana. Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
2015. “Apuntes” Centro Estatal de las Artes. Tecate, BC, Mexico.
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RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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