Overview

By being the result of a mental project brought to fruition through skill, mastery of material, and vision, the work embodies a character and spirit that inevitably moves the observer. 

It could be said that Carlos Alarcon's evolution as an artist runs contrary to that of most painters who began by realistically representing the visible world, and have ended up distorting it in favor of expressionist or conceptual aims. In contrast, Alarcon began by producing expressionist paintings laden with socio-political content, and has progressed to creating a type of realistic representation with no obvious or literal message. 

 

The obstinate counter-direction of his work is also manifest in his small drawings which contrast with this era of grand artistic egos. It is also present in his current preference for classicism, as his work has changed from the avant-garde and experimental to a practice that prizes skill, knowledge, craftsmanship and aesthetics. 

 

Moreover, his work allows us to understand that, for the artist, painting and drawing possess the ability to stir admiration by their mere presence. By being the result of a mental project brought to fruition through skill, mastery of material, and vision, the work embodies a character and spirit that inevitably moves the observer.  It predisposes a viewer to find arguments that may not have crossed the artist's mind, but which effectively convey any thoughts or emotions prompted from the work itself. Keep in mind that painting possesses a special ability to both demonstrate and poeticize the problems and hopes of human beings. 

Fragment of Eduardo Serrano's text, "I don't Draw on Sundays."

Works
  • Carlos Alarcon, Anguishes 8, 2025
    Anguishes 8, 2025
  • Carlos Alarcon, Caminantes, 2025
    Caminantes, 2025
  • Carlos Alarcon, Runners, 2025
    Runners, 2025
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 11 (Hands), 2023
    Tensions 11 (Hands), 2023
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 12 (Boat), 2023
    Tensions 12 (Boat), 2023
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 14 (Bird), 2023
    Tensions 14 (Bird), 2023
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 16 (Penguin), 2024
    Tensions 16 (Penguin), 2024
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 18 (Elephant Foot Tied), 2024
    Tensions 18 (Elephant Foot Tied), 2024
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 19 (Elephant Neck Tied), 2024
    Tensions 19 (Elephant Neck Tied), 2024
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 6 (Saint Bernard), 2024
    Tensions 6 (Saint Bernard), 2024
  • Carlos Alarcon, Tensions 9 (Pointer), 2024
    Tensions 9 (Pointer), 2024
  • Carlos Alarcon, Urban Landscape, 2024
    Urban Landscape, 2024
  • Carlos Alarcon, Waiting, 2025
    Waiting, 2025
  • Carlos Alarcon, Walker, 2025
    Walker, 2025
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Biography

Carlos Alarcón is a Colombian artist who studied Visual Arts with an emphasis in audiovisual expression at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogota. He then earned a post graduate degree in Ephemeral Architecture and Stage Events and Concepts at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña in Barcelona, Spain.

Over time his work evolved towards drawing and painting. I
nitially he created expressionist works and then evolved towards realistic representation with a vocation for classicism. Among his most recognized series are: Par / adoxes, Still Lives, Before NothingMute Anguishes, I Don't Draw on Sundays and Painted Numismatics.

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