Alexia Burgos
Painter | Fine Artist
“There’s a certain persistence found in all things.
No matter the scale, there’s an unspoken rule that we must follow where the waves lead and continuously rush to shore. So, I sit here with my feet dangling over the many fish in the lake. Waterbugs and not-so-fortunate trapped winged bugs float atop the greenish murky water. The sun’s heat gives me goosebumps as my dark, thick, wavy hair begins to heat up.”
I'm looking to find my proximity to all things.
I'm looking to find my proximity to all things.
“ I’ve been outside a lot and documenting the plants, bugs, and any critters I see daily. Sketching and writing about them to inspire my future works. Or, digging through local antique store bins of photographs for 50 cents to collect imagery to pull from. Just a lot of looking around at what we may consider mundane or forgotten, and finding new life in it. There’s a lot of intrigue in fragments of a story left in objects and places. This feeling is what inspires the narratives within my paintings. I lean into the lack of limitations and keep the open-ended questions in what I create.”
Alexia Burgos. Interview excerpt from Shoutout Atlanta
