Alejandra captivates us with her vibrant energy, like the colours we find in her works. They are capable of transporting you to tropical landscapes lost in a country invented in her imagination.
In her studio we find photomontages that serve as a guide before starting to paint a painting, usually of large dimensions, and on the wall next to her, homemade prints of Henri Rousseau's works, among her printed references. The joy that she and her work emanate has allowed them to travel all over Spain, Switzerland and even Miami.
Discover more of her art here or on her Instagram.
NT: How would you define yourself in three words?
AA - Colour, sauce and light.
NT - What inspires you?
AA - I am inspired by many things. In my paintings there is a mix of everything that interests me, for example: the landscapes I see on my travels, a plant, a cactus, youtube videos, my friends, my family, clothes prints, instagram pictures, video clips or concerts of Rihanna, Katy Perry... films... modernist tiles... etc etc etc.
NT: How did you start painting?
AA - I studied Fine Arts at the faculty of Barcelona, UB, complemented my studies at the UWE in England and finished my degree at MASSART, Boston. At the age of 25 I had my first exhibition at the Balaguer Gallery in Barcelona, since then I have not stopped working. I have exhibited in galleries and fairs all over Spain, Europe and the United States.
NT - What is your creative process like and what do you enjoy most about it?
AA - I collect photos from instagram, pinterest, I search for images on google. With these images I make a collage in Photoshop of what I am going to paint. This previous digital scheme serves me as a starting point for my paintings, the challenge is also to reinterpret this collage, to dialogue with the painting and to make decisions in the process.
NT - Who is your artist of reference?
AA - I have many artists of reference, lately the ones I look at the most are: Francesca DiMattio, Sonia Delaunay, Beatriz Milhazes and Joan Mitchell.
NT: How do you see the future of art?
AA - The future of art in general I don't know and I don't think about it. What I personally focus on is to always be true to myself and my work, always giving my best. My challenge is to never stop, and to keep investigating with paint or any other material.
NT - If you were told to revive an artist, who would it be?
AA - I would definitely revive Marilyn Monroe, or one of the greats: Michael Jackson.
NT - What are you currently working on?
AA - I am currently working on the creation of fictitious landscapes of palm trees, plants and flowers in which tropical fruits are the protagonists.
NT - What do you have in mind for the near future?
AA - I think that more and more my work is moving towards abstraction. I am observing that both the brushstrokes and the colours I use are more and more intuitive than they were at the beginning. From my point of view this evolution has to be natural, the result of a long road of research and decisions taken along the way. We'll see what happens!
NT - Who would you particularly like to work with?
AA - I would like to work with any female artist who has more experience than me. You learn things from everyone.
NT - Do you recommend...
A restaurant.
The Mexican restaurant in Barcelona called "El Pachuco".
A film.
Grease.
A place.
My hometown, Zaragoza.
A work of art.
Any of the landscapes or coves of Mallorca painted by Joaquin Mir.
NT - When would you wear the clothes you are wearing in the photos?
AA - I think I could adapt the clothes I wear in the photographs to many situations. I can wear them on any day to meet friends in a more casual way, or more formal but modern for a painting inauguration.
