VENU #31 Summer 2016

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FEATURE

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perfectly suits the time-capsule character of Alejandro’s works where

did before him. His exhibition and pop up shows have attracted a

process and subject become one.

bevy of interested celebrity buyers who connected, in real time, with

Envision artist Frida Kahlo, dressed in a paint box of color,

what he produced.

tweeting “Painting completed my life,” a dreamy Liz Taylor posting a

Of his I-Art movement he says, “I am the first to paint the Internet,

new “Got married” status update on her Facebook page, or a multi-

and I think had Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichten-

colored sultry Bridget Bardot exclaiming via social media “I don’t

stein been alive today, they would have used it too as integral

think when I make love.” The messages like the medium represent

expressions of their pop art.”

an endless flow of inspired, visually relevant, pop art expressions.

What’s next for Alejandro? He tells me his art will keep pace with

Like the positive reactions and praise he received about his first

the major social media influence makers of our time, including Apple,

paintings during his youth, the response to his I-art movement

whose always evolving technology nourishes his creativity and serves

fueled his desire to break out of the box like influential pop artists

as a catalyst in his mission to redefine the art of communication.

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