Alejandro Diaz American, b. 1963
Rip Torn, 2017
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
20 x 20"
50.8 x 50.8 cm
50.8 x 50.8 cm
'Whether they turn out to be abstract or figurative, it’s the emotional charge that stands out and is foremost in Diaz’s paintings...take the painting titled, Rip Torn, which literally consists...
"Whether they turn out to be abstract or figurative, it’s the emotional charge that stands out and is foremost in Diaz’s paintings...take the painting titled, Rip Torn, which literally consists of a ripped and torn canvas, to which Diaz applied thick brushstrokes that emanate and reference 1950s Abstract Expressionist artists, in particular the influential teacher and artist, Hans Hoffmann." -- Carla Stellweg
