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Andrea Reyes
Andrea Reyes was born in Eagle Pass, TX and raised in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Reyes is currently living in San Antonio, TX, as a contemporary abstract artist. She completed her degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts in the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2015.
Being in the present time by acting spontaneously and instinctively with moments of innocence, experimentation, and discovery is what inspires Reyes to create textural compositions with the use of mixed media.
Her work has been published in New American Paintings and Friend of the Artist. She has taught art at private schools in San Antonio, Texas and in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Reyes work is held in the private collections of Texas Tech University at El Paso, The Independent at Austin, and The ’68 at San Antonio, TX and had her first solo exhibition at Museum of the Southwest at Midland, TX.
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Artist Statement of Work
Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):
When I am walking and see texture on a surface I go and touch it with my hands just to get the sense of what it feels like. I am tempted to touch things even if I am not allowed to, because there is a part of me that needs to feel the smoothness or roughness of it.
My paintings appeal to the sense of touch using different mediums to create actual physical texture. They are three-dimensional paintings with an interest in shape, a variation of tonality, and color.
I get to experience a moment of innocence by experimenting, discovering, feeling free, and being spontaneous with my work. I follow my instinct in order to know what I will do, what I am doing, and to know when I am finished. When creating each painting I try to be in the present and in the moment by forgetting what I created in the past or what will be the end result of my painting.
I respond to options and changes as they arise, not thinking about perfection or judgment. Once I disconnect from everything meditation occurs during the process of my painting. Every action becomes an acquired knowledge and a new experience of using and applying and thinking about the next step in my work.
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