Alfonso Lourido

Alfonso defines his art as narrative. "Since I was a child I've liked to listen, read, watch and tell stories. I truly believe there is not just one medium to do so; on the contrary, there are infinite. My works "tells" stories, not through "one" narrator, but as many as the amount of viewers the work has. To me this is the greatest wealth "image" has. The ambiguity that they project, perhaps, is one of the greatest freedoms". Alfonso's work also addresses timelessness: "All my life I saw art, particularly painting, as a unique opportunity to travel to other places, to other times. I always thought: Having this vast possibility why go to a single place or a single era, why not mix everything. Create a non-time an all-time ". The imaginary landscapes, unique characters and interlaced times of Alfonso’s work are born from this thought.

There is also a sort of mythology throughout his work: "I gradually started creating a whole new fauna of symbols that sneak into all my pieces and have their say, their contribution. Sometimes in a fully conscious way and sometimes not. The winged fish for me is "the dream" what we pursue, the heart is “the passion”, the key is “the secret”, and so they go on. There is not a single or correct interpretation of that semiology. I jut leave it there for those who want to take it and re-interpret it, which is precisely what enriches and validates it. For me, any work of art is defined more by the vision that it awakens in those who contemplate it than by that of the author himself". Alfonso's work has an intimacy quality to it that is transferred to the viewer. Like a personal invitation to a silent and close dialogue that makes you “live” his work, rather than just witness it. "I always perceived the artist as a transmitter, a kind of Shaman who brings to this world things that only exist in others. At least that's how I live it. At the end my work is exactly that: a personal invitation to take a walk trough those worlds".