Alexander Fals
As a young man I was deeply moved by the unique painting practices of my family in Cauca, Colombia. Even though my Uncle Billy died before I could meet him, when I looked at his natural pigment paintings I saw an undeniable element of myself within them. I began living in Popayán, Colombia as an exchange student in 2007. Since then I have spent a decade traveling between upstate NY and Popayan, seeking to express the love and mystery of life through art. The colors I paint with are, like my uncle’s, made from pigment that I take directly from the Earth in Colombia. They are dried, ground, sifted to a fine matrix and diluted in clean water and a biodegradable adhesive. With these colors I paint the innermost visions of my heart.
