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Miguel Angel Muñoz
Recuperating the Painter’s Craft. In the art of Pedro Diego Alvarado (Mexico, 1956) one can observe a controlled trace and management of colors.
Pedro Diego is heir to the muralist school—he is the grandson of Diego Rivera—with the ability to suggest meanings and formulas in order to understand his work. He presents a harmonious, luminous style, reflected in his still lifes and untamed landscapes that express the context of his world, which is perfectly adjusted to the described, inclusive idealistic reality of the painter. There is the processing of ideas in his recent paintings, which encompasses two different realities: the exterior and the interior, and achieves the development of the simple figurative representation of his concepts. Reforma: El Ángel, August 4, 1996.
In the Work of Pedro Diego Alvarado Light and Color
Another essential feature in his work is the strong unfolding of colors, which creates a tension in the spectator, who sees in the constant mixture of imbalanced elements the artist’s own creative conception. Pedro Diego is heir to the muralist school—he is the grandson of Diego Rivera—with the ability to suggest meanings and formulas in order to understand his work. He presents a harmonious, luminous style, reflected in his still lifes and untamed landscapes that express the context of his world, which is perfectly adjusted to the described, inclusive idealistic reality of the painter. There is the processing of ideas in his recent paintings, which encompasses two different realities: the exterior and the interior, and achieves the development of the simple figurative representation of his concepts. There is also a proclivity for the concrete, which produces in his paintings a harmony of forms and great richness in totalities, and presents a vision of life, perhaps intimate at times and that belong only to the artist. His paintings represent the ideas of a creator in constant communication with the public, given that the work of Pedro Diego Alvarado is refined, with a feeling for the craft. Artes Visuales |
His ability to join these elements goes beyond the theme, which remains like an autonomous space based on the light of the painting. The direction of light in his art is like a meditation on the world he creates, and derives not from an influence but from the affinity (with the risk of being mistaken) with the school of Impressionism. In other words, the painter does not recreate what he sees or is fond of; instead he creates his own world with a minimum of references, always focusing on the details and sensitivity placed on each canvas.
Another essential feature in his work is the strong unfolding of colors, which creates a tension in the spectator, who sees in the constant mixture of imbalanced elements the artist’s own creative conception.
In the art of Pedro Diego Alvarado (Mexico, 1956) one can observe a controlled trace and management of colors. His ability to join these elements goes beyond the theme, which remains like an autonomous space based on the light of the painting. The direction of light in his art is like a meditation on the world he creates, and derives not from an influence but from the affinity (with the risk of being mistaken) with the school of Impressionism. In other words, the painter does not recreate what he sees or is fond of; instead he creates his own world with a minimum of references, always focusing on the details and sensitivity placed on each canvas.
He shows a harmonious, luminous style, reflected in his still lifes and wild landscapes that express the context of his world, which is perfectly adjusted to the described, inclusive idealistic, reality of the painter. There is for example his Platanos con cielo azul (Bananas with Blue Sky), Tres calabazas con penca (Three Squashes with Banana Bunch) or his Nopalillo en flor (Blooming Prickly Pear), which allow the spectators the opportunity of playing with them, almost as if they had painted them instead.
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