Square One Gallery is proud to present “Something Out of Nothing”, a solo exhibition featuring new paintings by artist Dan Alva. The exhibition will be on view from October 18th - November 22nd at Square One Gallery. Please join us for the opening reception Friday, October 18th from 6-9pm.
Raised in Miami, Alva credits his artistic foundation to his time spent in the family garage, working alongside his father. His work reimagines the classics, blending the traditional oil painting techniques of the Old Masters with modern patterns, creating a striking juxtaposition that captures the viewer’s attention. Despite having no formal training, "Something Out of Nothing" exemplifies the power of experimentation and creativity, encouraging audiences to take risks and explore new possibilities
From his studio in Miami, Alva remixes the masters, combining his figurative visual language with bursts of camouflage, stripes and other patterns to create a bold new style of transitional art that is an abstraction of reality. Born in 1984, Alva grew up in a family of fine artists. Hands-on from a very young age, he spent weekends with his father in the garage, fixing, building and creating. The friend who was always there to document a night out, his love of photography led to a career in first graphic design, then advertising. Today a successful creative director in the industry, his designer’s eye for shape, form and color is matched by a prodigious talent for painting.
Alva approaches his paintings in the same way as an ad campaign, experimenting with different concepts, sketching, creating mock-ups, researching artists’ histories and thinking about how the works will be photographed, all before picking up a paintbrush. Using meticulously applied oil paint and the same methods as the masters he is remastering, he honors their individual styles while creating unexpected collaborations between artists that make the viewer question Alva’s source material, and what it has become.
Join us for the opening reception:
Friday October 18th // 6-9pm
Square One Gallery
4814 Washington Blvd, 312, STL
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info@squareonegallery.com
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