Julio Alba (Mexico)
Artist Statement:
With my work I invite the critical eye, my intention is to generate personal and collective reflections, I am interested in questioning the image of man and his conquest of the world through work and consumption, to highlight this globalized society where the suffering of the other has been Made incomprehensible. I want to show the worker's hardships and their materialization, to represent him as one more, but at the same time, representative of the rest, paradigmatic, paradoxical and individual. Using as a main element the human figure and the dress characteristic of the successful executive, project positions with a huge subjective and significant load.
As a line of action that flows in parallel, I use abstract language to perform studies and explorations in the pictorial space, as well as formal research and experimentation with plastic where I combine different materials, substrates, formats and digital resources, with which I develop a Own language that extends beyond the visual representation. I rely on art as a means to intensify life, shape the relationship between man and his world. I believe in art that generates knowledge, portrays its time and cultivates the critical spirit of our culture and reality.

artist ~ Julio Alba
Mexico City ~ Mexico

Julio Alba; Sonador Fubolista (2/10); 2014
$320.00; 11” x 17”; Photo print on linen paper

Julio Alba; Sonador con Zarape; 2014
$320.00; 11” x 17”; Photo print on linen paper

Julio Alba; Caminos Cruzados; 2014
SOLD; 29.5” x 47”; Mixed Media on Linen