Alba Escayo

Madrid, Spain

“Magnoliaâ”

Mix Media Canvas

90cm x 90cm
2019

Artist Statement:

 Informed and inspired by the collective multi-culturalism observed during my travels, I employ a similar hybridization of cultural and natural influence in my work, engaging an immersion of icons, colors, and environmental influence in my paintings. 

The textural, collage influenced, and effervescent paintings encapsulate a creative practice which is as consciously multi-dimensional as it’s subject matter. Uninhibited by material application, my works are produced in a number of formats—often ranging from precious, small, “postcard” size works, to immersive wall scale pieces. Using acrylic, oil, ink, and any number of mediums in tandem, the result is a vibrant, thoughtful, and interactive, as the places which inspire its inception. 

Bio: 

Alba Escayo was born in Asturias, Spain, in 1981. Following several years in Italy, where she attended the National Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy, Escayo went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Complutensian University in Madrid, and her Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Belgrade, Serbia. 

Currently based in Madrid, Escayo is a critically acclaimed contemporary artist whose expansive and compelling paintings and interdisciplinary works have garnered her international recognition, and are extensively represented in museums, galleries, and several permanent public and private collections. In addition to a frequent exhibitions the world over, with most recent solo and group exhibitions in Madrid, Singapore, the Balkans, France, and Portugal, Escayo maintains a highly engaged and collaborative artist practice, which includes numerous invitational residencies and international projects.