Alejandro Mendez

"From Pain to Love"
My work is the result of an artistic process that leads me towards self-discovery and personal growth. Visually, it manifests as the creation of dreamlike worlds, inner landscapes, and enigmatic, inspiring compositions. These elements accompany me on a journey through intricate visuality.
Expression and abstraction drive my visual language. I begin with the primal impulse, the primitive expression of charcoal, and then develop each piece with countless paint details.
In my studio, I find a moment to reflect on life experiences while I immerse myself in my craft of painting. Creativity and intuition are my constant companions, keeping me in a latent state in front of the canvas and turning those memories into creative fuel.
The energy and motivation I employ in this process are immense, as is the need for speed, fostering spontaneity and expression that come from my creative subconscious. Between music and silence, I undergo an active meditation through which I externalize the messages and memories that arise from within to make them conscious and imprint them on the canvas.
From a formal perspective, I seek to distance myself from figuration, focusing on enhancing the richness of the materials and endowing them ...

Bachelor of Arts, Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Chile. (Graduated with maximum distinction)

2023, julio/agosto. Exposición individual “DEL DOLOR AL AMOR”Sala de Arte Universidad de Talca. Sede Santiago.
2023, junio. Exposición colectiva “ALTA GAMA”. Galería Espacio Alonso, Santiago, Chile.
2022, noviembre. Exposición colectiva “BIOHABITANTES”, Galería ISA (Facultad de Artes Visuales U. de las Artes, La Habana, CUBA.
2022, octubre. Exposición colectiva “RENAISSANCE, arte abstracto y sustentable” Hotel Renaissance, Vitacura, Chile.
2022, septiembre. Exposición colectiva “BIOHABITANTES”. Casa del Arte Diego Rivera, Puerto Montt.
2022, junio. Exposición colectiva APECH “La Magia del Llanquihue”. Corporación Cultural Llanquihue, Chile
2022, mayo. Exposición colectiva “El Arte de Reciclar, Día Mundial del Reciclaje”. Apoquindo, Las Condes, Santiago.
2022, mayo. Exposición online y Subasta “Fundación Portas”. Participación junto a grandes artistas en ayuda de Fundación Portas.
2022, enero. Apoyo Campaña internacional Artista AI WEIWEI “RunForOurRights”. Instagram.
2021, diciembre. Exposición y Tour virtual “El Arte de Reciclar”. ART STGO. Santiago, Chile.
2021, diciembre. Exposicion internacional “Expo Bisiness Lat 2021”. Venezuela, 2021.
2021, noviembre. Exposición Colectiva “El Arte de Reciclar” I. Municipipalidad de Las Co...