ALEXANDRA NEIRA "Dreams of the Big City"

FORGOTTEN ARCHITECTURE

Wynwood Art District 

November 28, 2013.

Old buildings, fire escapes, railings, ornaments, windows, attics and memories attached to the elements of this forgotten architecture, are the inspiration to a series that intends to awaken the secrets of those walls, to transform emotions of the past into eternal images that invite the viewer to explore the mystery beyond what they see.

Red / Mixed Media on wood panel / 48 x 32 inches

I found my artistic voice by combining personal photography and painting skills to express a sense of place, juxtaposed with mystery, which invites the viewer to be a participant rather than just a spectator. As a world wide traveler, my photographs and paintings bring home a slice of the places others may never experience, by introducing cultures and the mystery of far away lands...