Winter Petals | Alejandro Acosta

Gynoid is part of a series of canvases that I started in 2017. In this series, I represent robotic human beings. It is a painting that questions the limited capacities that human beings have to function in the digital age the same way that we do in the natural environment.

Acrylic and oil pastel on paper

70×100 cm | 27’5×39’4 in

Kill the horse because this is the dream of all donkeys | Alejandro Acosta

This work is about the power struggles that are fought within the art world. Compared to donkeys, horses are a symbol of power and class, but in the painting, the horse is seen from his stable with his head leaning out of a window. This represents that even being a successful artist, you will always be at the service of the art world. The title is taken from a few words by Francesco Bonami about the hanging horses by Maurizio Cattelan.

Oil on canvas

97×130 cm | 38’2×51’2 in

Domination | Alejandro Acosta
At the moment I painted this canvas I took the choice of quit my job to dedicate myself to painting full time. Anxiety and uncertainty were the feelings that dominated my life at the time.

Oil and acrylic on canvas

97×130 cm | 38’2×51’2 in

2016

Winter Petals | Alejandro Acosta

Gynoid is part of a series of canvases that I started in 2017. In this series, I represent robotic human beings. It is a painting that questions the limited capacities that human beings have to function in the digital age the same way that we do in the natural environment.

Acrylic and oil pastel on paper

70×100 cm | 27’5×39’4 in

Kill the horse because this is the dream of all donkeys | Alejandro Acosta

This work is about the power struggles that are fought within the art world. Compared to donkeys, horses are a symbol of power and class, but in the painting, the horse is seen from his stable with his head leaning out of a window. This represents that even being a successful artist, you will always be at the service of the art world. The title is taken from a few words by Francesco Bonami about the hanging horses by Maurizio Cattelan.

Oil on canvas

97×130 cm | 38’2×51’2 in

Domination | Alejandro Acosta
At the moment I painted this canvas I took the choice of quit my job to dedicate myself to painting full time. Anxiety and uncertainty were the feelings that dominated my life at the time.

Oil and acrylic on canvas

97×130 cm | 38’2×51’2 in