Alex Vargas
Visual Artist
FIELD OF DISSONANCE PROJECT
To explore dimensions of life, evolution and individual experience as processes which devolupe as vast time-frames and across astronomical spaces.
GALLERY/ART WORK/PAINTING/PHOTOGRAHY
Recent work
Photography-Paintings
Past work
Mixed media paintings
About Alex Vargas Process
He met the very influential and now late Roberto Matta in 1994.
Matta's ideas and work reinforced many of Alex's concepts of matter and its ongoing transformational condition.
He met with Alejandro Jodorowsky in 2002, another pioneering figure who approaches art as a therapy to help achieve the freedom to act directly on personal impulse.
Jodorowsky's methods, incorporating surrealism with direct aesthetic assaults and shocking juxtapositions on the cinema screen are also strong influences.
Since 1999 lives and works in London currently developing an art short film, Field of Dissonance, the first of a cycle of films to explore dimensions of life, evolution and individual experience as eternal processes through large-scale frameworks of time.
The promotional short for Field of Dissonance is here: http://vimeo.com/74304740
Wedsites FoD Project: http://www.fieldofdissonancealexvargas.co.uk/
Field of Dissonance Project
Currently working in Field of Dissonance Project:
The first of a series of short films by London-based artist Alex Vargas, developing a single exploratory theme, Field of Dissonance opens a cycle of films to explore dimensions of life, evolution and individual experience as processes which develop over vast time-frames and across astronomical spaces.
Work:
Alex's creative exploration of alternative realities began at age nine when he joined a troupe of clowns that performed on television in his native Santiago, Chile. After studying fine art there and in Barcelona, Alex settled in Spain for fifteen years, developing his unique approach of examining human identity through representations of bodily parts and organs presented in distorted forms. During this time he painted murals for clients across Europe, was art director for numerous commercials, and a secondary school art lecturer, while exhibiting his own award-winning work in several Spanish galleries.
As of 1999, he is based in London where his work in several mediums has been shown in a number of art fairs and galleries. Field of Dissonance is his brainchild, a fusion of his identity/body art explorations and his long-standing fascination with the surreal realms pioneered by earlier artists: "The works of Roberto Matta introduced me to mutant, ever-transforming worlds where reality itself is simply a process unfolding, and I adopted this perspective universally.
The otherworldly films and philosophy of Alejandro Jodorowsky are a perfect compliment to Matta, and film is the ideal art form in which to explore unfolding processes because they occur over time. Time is the only absolute. Field of Dissonance will deliver this perspective to its viewers, and, I hope, open doors for them and me to make more discoveries in perception."
What We Believe at FoD Team
We’re committed to innovation in the sciences and arts alike: Field of Dissonance will be a short but enchanting journey through cosmic time and consciousness as rendered through surreal and fantastic sets, sculptures, costumes and characters. John Dunton-Downer co-directing on a team with inimitable plastic artists Alex Vargas and Sonia Ciruelo, with music and further production by Sepultura’s own founding member Iggor Cavaleras and MixHell’s Laima Cavaleras.
About Alex work
Alex's creative exploration of alternative realities began at age nine when he joined a troupe of clowns that performed on television in his native Santiago, Chile. After studying fine art there and in Barcelona, Alex settled in Spain for fifteen years, developing his unique approach of examining human identity through representations of bodily parts and organs presented in distorted forms. During this time he painted murals for clients across Europe, was art director for numerous commercials, and a secondary school art lecturer, while exhibiting his own award-winning work in several Spanish galleries.
As of 1999, he is based in London where his work in several mediums has been shown in a number of art fairs and galleries. Field of Dissonance is his brainchild, a fusion of his identity/body art explorations and his long-standing fascination with the surreal realms pioneered by earlier artists: "The works of Roberto Matta introduced me to mutant, ever-transforming worlds where reality itself is simply a process unfolding, and I adopted this perspective universally.
The otherworldly films and philosophy of Alejandro Jodorowsky are a perfect compliment to Matta, and film is the ideal art form in which to explore unfolding processes because they occur over time. Time is the only absolute. Field of Dissonance will deliver this perspective to its viewers, and, I hope, open doors for them and me to make more discoveries in perception."
ALEX VARGAS: Chilean/Spanish Born 25th April 1972, Santiago, Chile Education / Experience: At the age of nine he joined a group of clowns for three years performing in kids TV shows.
From 1985 to 1987studied Fine Art at the Liceo Experimental Artistico in Chile. Moved to Spain in 1987 where he studied at Massana School of Fine Art, Barcelona from 1989 to 1994. Alex has worked as a muralist for many clients around Europe; one notable mural is at Casa Batllo, a famed Gaudi landmark in Barcelona.
Also designed sets at the Sala Becker, Barcelona. Lectured for a year in secondary school art courses on the creative process of idea development. He worked as an Art Director for TV advertising in Barcelona.
Alex has exhibited his work in Spain and London. He met the very influential and now late Roberto Matta in 1994. Matta's ideas and work reinforced many of Alex's concepts of matter and its ongoing transformational condition. He met with Alejandro Jodorowsky in 2002, another pioneering figure who approaches art as a therapy to help achieve the freedom to act directly on personal impulse. Jodorowsky's methods, incorporating surrealism with direct aesthetic assaults and shocking juxtapositions on the cinema screen are also strong influences.
Since 1999 lives and works in London currently developing an art short film, Field of Dissonance, the first of a cycle of films to explore dimensions of life, evolution and individual experience as eternal processes through large-scale frameworks of time. The promotional short for Field of Dissonance is here: http://vimeo.com/74304740
Wedsites FoD Project: http://www.fieldofdissonancealexvargas.co.uk/
1988-1994 School Massana of Fine Art, BA in Fine Arts
1984-1985 Liceo Experimental Artistic College
Events:
Runner Up of The Lukas Awards Visual Artist of the Year 2014
www.thelukas.co.uk
Please could you check out the above link with the promo of my next project:
1990- Casa de Chile en Barcelona
1991- Galeria Lola Anglada, Barcelona
1992- Selected Artists 13th show of Young Artists of Generality of Catalonia (Regional Government)
1993- Sala Busquet (Scola Massana),Barcelona
1994- Galeria 5 Avenida, Barcelona
1994- La Capella (Virreina Exhibitions), Barcelona
1995- Espacio Submarino, Barcelona
1996- Espacio Poble Nou, Barcelona
1997- La Rectoria Centre of Contemporary Art, Catalonia 1998-Sala La Cova del Drag, Catalonia
1999- La Santa Contemporary Art ( Art Council), Barcelona
2000- Stoke Newington Festival Collective Exhibition, London 2002- London Art Gallery, London
2003- Fresh Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London
2004- On the Wall Art Fair, Olympia, London
2005- Florence Fine Art Gallery, West End, London
2005- La Fabrica de Licors, Mallorca
2006- Art File Gallery, England
2007- Art Performance Angel Centre, London
2008- Art Commission for the Business Design Centre,London 2009- Art Performance, West End, London
2010-2014 Saatchi Online (permanent artist)
2011- Street Art Performance at Archway, London
2012- Art Performance at London Art Fair (commission), London 2013- Art Video Performance at the Business Design Centre, (sponsor by BDC), Angel, London
2014- Saatchi Online
2014- Currently: creating art short film: Field of Dissonance, the first of a series of shorts films developing on a single exploratory theme.
2015- Exhibition at Bolivia Clasica Foundation Event, London.
2016- Currently working in "Field of Dissonance Project" and "Liminality Project" an exhibition at the MAC, Santiago of Chile for 2017.
2016- Vermillion Exhibition, 1 june- 7 june, Hornsey Town Hall Art Centre.
2016- Jealous Gallery, 15 jun- 19 jun.
BIOGRAPHY/EDUCATION/EVENTS/EXHIBITIONS