About Alejandro Propato.
Alejandro’s art has been known to raise eyebrows. As an architect and as an artist, Alejandro is interested in observing the relationship between people and their everyday environment, particularly the outdoor space in which people spend time.
Potentially any space, anywhere, in any city is a rich source of inspiration to develop new projects. Open and public spaces crave installations of grand dimensions, therefore the scale in which Alejandro has chosen to work.
He confronts the public directly without any artistic institution in between. The audience is not filtered in any way. All passers-by, with different degrees of sensitiveness, with their own inner world, desires and opinions, are equally exposed to the installation. Consequently, a vast cross-section of society is confronted with an unexpected landscape that will eventually trigger a metaphor, a thought, a question or simply raise some eyebrows.
Alejandro´s artwork obscures the line between fiction and reality. He creates a landscape in which the viewer can feel part of the dream. Alejandro subtly highlights the spirit of nature in the urban space. The strong and simple image reaches us and wakes us up, inviting us to participate for a few seconds on his fictional scene.
His installations are only complete with the audience’s view, with their participation, their eye meandering through the space. It is the viewer, catching a glimpse or studying a detail, who becomes the final missing piece of his artwork.
Alice Nixon has been a practicing artist for many years and has a Fine Arts Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Sculpture. She has had numerous solo shows and has participated in many group shows in Australia and internationally. Although Alice’s reputation was initially founded on sculpture, her practice has expanded to encompass drawing, and lino prints. Her work has received numerous awards and commissions, and she is represented in both public and private collections.
2022 SWELL ARTWORK – Permanent Sunrise, Alejandro Propato.
I think that a person becomes an artist when appreciating the beauty in life.
One of the most beautiful spectacles that nature gives is the sun at the beginning and at the end of the day. Who was not astonished by this beauty? Who did not become a poet in this moment?
With Permanent Sunrise I want to say to people: you are the artist!!!
With this work, I want to make a tribute in the moment in which each human being has the possibility to become an artist.
Also, check out Alejandro’s work at northerlySWELL.
Instagram: @alejandropropato
Website: www.alejandropropato.com
Come and see for yourself at SWELL Sculpture Festival, Pacific Parade, Currumbin 9-18 September.