Disappearance Exercise is among the most recognised of his works and succinctly highlights his uniquely poetic style; he uses methacrylate by painting on it, etching it and perforating a hole into it; splashes of black paint may then spontaneously disappear through a hole in the methacrylate.
«The absence of almost everything, the role of disappearance of the work, the permanence of the action.»
Jordi Alcaraz
His ambiguous and often surreal works have drawn comparisons to his fellow Catalan artists, Dali and Miro, while his use of distortion and reflection recall
Abstract Expressionism and
Arte Povera – Alcaraz softens the lines between many artistic styles. (
Artist website)
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Disappearance Exercise is among the most recognised of his works and succinctly highlights his uniquely poetic style; he uses methacrylate by painting on it, etching it and perforating a hole into it; splashes of black paint may then spontaneously disappear through a hole in the methacrylate.
«The absence of almost everything, the role of disappearance of the work, the permanence of the action.»
Jordi Alcaraz
His ambiguous and often surreal works have drawn comparisons to his fellow Catalan artists, Dali and Miro, while his use of distortion and reflection recall
Abstract Expressionism and
Arte Povera – Alcaraz softens the lines between many artistic styles. (
Artist website)
Read Less