Arturo Garcia
- Oils
I’m a Full time artist based in Littleton, Colorado. My love for color give my style a unique perspective on both the subject and my media of preference which is applying robust layers of oil paints on canvas with palette knives. What emerges as result is an exciting combination of abstract within the figure. My style is contemporary influenced by the fauvist and impressionist movements though the technique is taking its own course.
Artist Statement
To me, Art is the language of the soul that expresses what the brain on its own can’t. It’s a silent dialect that conveys what words are not capable of doing. The understanding between creation, nature, and the spirit, are transcribed in the manifestation of an art piece.
Artist Technique
Using palette knives, I create oil paintings on canvas. The result from this method is a relief technique where the oil paint layers are so thick they cast their own shadows onto the canvas. Although it is a 2-dimensional format, the effect is tridimensional as the oil paint protrudes from canvas.
