Aluminography

Aluminium plate as a substitute for lithographic stone: An abstract from a research made by Alberto Garcia-Alvarez to help artists in the understanding of aluminium and its use for contact printing. (1984) Read more

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Beasts

A translation of the medieval fable by the Catalan philosopher Ramon Llull; a story of animals seeking power and involved in political intrigue and treason. It is a view of human behaviour in which ‘the end justifies the means.’Read more

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Lines in Real and Optical Space

Garcia-Alvarez is obviously intrigued by obtusely-angled long lines of colour hovering in space, and what happens when they cross over, pass under, break and change vector-angle, or join up. It’s an interest he had before leaving California for New Zealand in late 1972. The reproduced drawings (one with holes cut into the paper) accompanying an informative essay by ex-dealer Petar Vuletic show that.

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