Artist Statement
My creative process begins with a presence — an unseen entity that visits unannounced. It whispers to my eyes, guiding them toward visual artefacts shaped by memory, emotion, and imagination.
I stretch, carve, dig, and sculpt images into being. Each piece becomes a vessel for the intangible — a fusion of realism and abstraction that invites quiet reflection on the impermanence of experience and the tension between stillness and distraction in contemporary life.
Rooted in a phenomenological approach, my work engages the viewer’s full perceptual field — not only sight, but also memory, touch, and emotional resonance. It invites a sensory pause: a space where presence and transiency intertwine, and where the boundaries of perception blur into a continuum of becoming.
Biography
Alejandro Escobar is a Colombian-born, London-based artist whose sculptural paintings explore impermanence, perception, and the embodied experience of contemporary life. His work draws on phenomenological ideas, using material and digital form to reflect on how we encounter the world through layered sensations — where memory, presence, and imagination continuously overlap.
With over 18 years of practice, Escobar’s multidisciplinary approach bridges traditional fine art and emerging technologies, combining painting and sculpture with photogrammetry, 3D modeling, animation, virtual reality, and generative AI. His works invite viewers into immersive perceptual dialogues — not just to see, but to feel, remember, and reflect.
He holds a Master’s in Fine Art Digital from the University of the Arts London and has trained at the Art Students League of New York, London Fine Art Studios, and under master painters in Colombia. Escobar has exhibited internationally, with solo and group exhibitions in London, New York, and Medellín, including presentations at Tate Modern, the Colombian Consulate in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
In 2017, he was awarded Artist of the Year by ARTS SU at UAL. His practice continues to evolve through a dialogue between tradition and innovation, using tactile and digital processes to investigate how art can illuminate the lived complexity of time, attention, and the felt experience of being.
Education
-Portrait workshop- Master Luca Indraccolo – London, UK – 2023
-Foundation Course – London Fine Art Studios -London, UK – 2023
-Master in Fine Art Digital – University of The Arts London – London, UK 2015 – 2017
-Painting lessons – Art Students League, Master Costa Vavagiakis – New York, USA 2013
-Drawing lessons – El Castillo Museum, Master Oscar Jaramillo – Medellín, Colombia – 2012 – 2013.
Selected exhibitions
-February 2025 Collective exhibition, The Human Element, Espacio Gallery. London, UK
-October 2024 Collective exhibition, Art in the Age of AI, 54 The Gallery. London, UK
-October 2024 Collective exhibition, Technicians Exhibition, London College of Communication. London, UK
-August 2024 Collective exhibition, BTA Art Prize 2024. Virtual Exhibition
-July 2024 Collective exhibition, Green and Stone Gallery. London, UK
-May 2018 Collective exhibition, International Image Festival. Manizales, Colombia.
-April 2018 Collective exhibition, Drawn Beyond- Wimbledon College of Arts. London, UK
-Oct 2017 Solo show, META-IMAGES – Colombian consulate. London, UK
-Apr 2017 Collective exhibition, Xhibit – Art Bermondsey Project Space. London, UK
-Feb 2017 Collective exhibition, Tate Exchange Program, Tate Modern. London, UK
-Jul 2016 Collective exhibition- Lubomirov / Angus-Huges Gallery. London, UK
-Jul 2016 MA Interim exhibition, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
-Mar 2015 Solo exhibition “usted no sabe quién soy yo”. Medellín, Colombia
-Nov 2014 Collective exhibition, Ptro Jose Luis Arroyavea Library. Medellín, Colombia
-Oct 2014 Collective exhibition, Museum of Modern Art. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
-Jul 2014 Solo exhibition, Envigado’s mayoralty. Envigado, Colombia
-May 2014 Collective exhibition, La Barquereña Cultural House. Sabaneta, Colombia
-Nov 2013 Collective exhibition, El Castillo Museum. Medellín, Colombia
-Sep 2013 Solo exhibition, Déjà vu Boutique. NYC, USA
-Sep 2013 Collective exhibition, EAFIT University. Medellín, Colombia
-Sep 2013 Collective exhibition, SNACK MEDELLIN. Medellín, Colombia
-Nov 2012 Collective exhibition, El Castillo Museum. Medellín, Colombia
-Nov 2011 Collective exhibition, El Castillo Museum. Medellín, Colombia
-Oct 2011 Collective exhibition, Third Biennale of Plastic Arts. Medellín, Colombia
-Aug 2011 Collective exhibition, ITM educational institution. Medellín, Colombia
-Mar 2011 Collective exhibition, Plazarte – Medellín, Colombia
-Oct 2010 Collective exhibition, Visual arts salon Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia
Fairs
– November 2024 Wimbledon Art Fair – London, UK
– May 2024 Wimbledon Art Fair – London, UK
– November 2023 Wimbledon Art Fair – London, UK
Awards/ Grants
-Jun 2017 Artist of the Year award, ARTS SU Societies awards – UAL. London, UK
-Oct 2010 Second place award, self-taught category, Visual Arts Salon. Medellín, Colombia.
Residencies
-Mar 2018 Exploratorio – Explora Park. Medellín, Colombia
-Apr 2017 Wimbledon College of Arts. London, UK
Interviews / Articles
-Jun 2015 Interview Teleantioquia news
-Jun 2015 Interview Telemedellín news
–Feb 2014 Interview Las dos orillas
–Oct 2013 EAFIT University
Publications
-Sep 2017 Interartive Magazine – Challenging the flatness of the image
-Nov 2015 Interartive Magazine – Mestizaje Físico Digitala