Statement

Madrid, Spain (1979)

If you see my abduction by the 90’s skateboarding and graffiti sub-cultures from a pragmatic point of view you might just find fun, some injuries, fines and family disappointments.
Not far from reality, and I probably wasn’t aware by then, but the most attracting part of it was the sense of rebellion and freedom. That odd and satisfactory feeling of not being like the rest of the society. Who knows, maybe great masters like Giacometti or Matisse felt a similar emotional strength when they got touched by tribal art at that time, untied to rules, tough and free.

There is a high level of creativity in both graffiti and skateboarding: mixing letters and colors in graffiti is as wide open for possibilities as the tricks that you can do on a skateboard, and the spots for create both are just limited by the physical limitations of this planet. In the studio I follow the same pattern, probably influenced by this background, where I try to get rid of any imposed limit, avoiding sometimes the traditional formats in art by constantly exploring with a different range of materials.

Subjects linked to freedom and connectivity are constantly present in my work, shaped under the influence of the Mediterranean culture, graphic design and mystery. A weird mixture where the human being and the organic forms are the protagonists, confronting our inner world and our social and spiritual coexistence too.

The questions in this mysterious exploration are normally turned into the main subjects of my works. Thoughts that are in contrast, or in partnership, with my attraction for the quotidian situations, the still life, where I pay special attention for those golden details from our day by day.

Like a daily thing, art has to be a bit ‘de-sacredized’ sometimes, by making it public, human, ephemeral and digestive in this case.The use of recycled materials in my work or the interactions with abandoned or temporary locations are based on this idea, in the search of giving an unexpected extra life linked to the original one.

Technically talking nothing is completely opaque in my work but it is made of translucent layers which can be seen through, inviting the viewer to decipher the artwork and not getting caught by the first impression.
Thank you for visiting my site,

R.