Artist Information:
Eddie Alvarez
Miami, FL
United States
Tel: 973-634-6296
Member Since: Nov 2003
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Artist Statement:
Artist's statement on the night paintings:
The night paintings are a somber, meloncholic expression of aimless nights. The initial concept is one of mood and atmosphere. That is to say, the mood of the nocturnal, the dark, the nostalgic, the vulnerability that washes over with the setting of the vibrant sun. In this sense, the subject is symbolic. The dark void of the night a metaphor for an empty loneliness, the bright glare of parading lights a mocking reminder of a seemingly indifferent society. Some may find a feeling of urban/suburban alienation that is often shared (less often admitted) in our modernized, frigid society. Viewers who themselves have felt this detatchment, would in turn, feel a personal connection with a subject otherwise alienating.
The depiction is simple yet substantial. The scenes are essentially landscapes painted mostly from my own photographs. However they are obscured rather than a detailed and accurate representation of the visual or "real" world. Much like the blurred recounts of the estranged, to whom the new day brings only the promise of a less harrowing weight than the night. These are places not completely discernable but familiar to anyone. Under an immensly glossy and thick ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2003
--"Juried Student Show", Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
--"BFA Exhibition", University of Miami, Miami, FL
--"Egalitarian Art Show", University of Miami, Miami, FL
2002
--"Juried Student Show", Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
--"Egalitarian Art Show", University of Miami, Miami, FL
2001
--"Another Student Show", University of Miami, Miami, FL
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Eddie Alvarez's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Eddie Alvarez's Portfolio. Browse Alvarez's body of work: Artist's statement on the night paintings:
The night paintings are a somber, meloncholic expression of aimless nights. The initial concept is one of mood and atmosphere. That is to say, the mood of the nocturnal, the dark, the nostalgic, the vulnerability that washes over with the setting of the vibrant sun. In this sense, the subject is symbolic. The dark void of the night a metaphor for an empty loneliness, the bright glare of parading lights a mocking reminder of a seemingly indifferent society. Some may find a feeling of urban/suburban alienation that is often shared (less often ... | |
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Behaviorism4, 2006 Pencil Drawing, 4 x 4 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Behaviorism3, 2006 Pencil Drawing, 4 x 4 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Behaviorism2, 2006 Pencil Drawing, 4 x 4 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Behaviorism1, 2006 Pencil Drawing, 7 x 4 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Chile 1989, 2005 Other Drawing, 23 x 35 X 1 inches Price: US$ 800 €: 511 UK £: 396 ¥en: 79460
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A Nuestro Pobre Enterraremos Hoy 1, 2005 Mixed Media, 16 x 14 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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