Architecture is my artwork’s main muse. I love it so much, that I studied architecture for five years, and practiced it professionally for another five years. Though I’ve been an artist since birth, it wasn’t until I finished my journey as an architect by designing and constructing various major projects, that I felt ready to dedicate the rest of my life to painting and drawing.
Make no mistake: you can’t take the architect out of me, and I do care a lot about the practice of architecture. In the words of my beloved mother, “architecture is a beautiful profession,” and as always, mom is right.
But having pursued the conventional path of a college degree, followed by an internship and full-time job, I concluded ten years later that the role that most fulfills me, and the one that can better impact the professional realm, is that of an architectural artist. Not the type that creates digital renders; instead, someone who draws and paints concepts unconstrained by typical parameters.
I founded my art studio in 2020 as a space to explore architecture, borderland narratives, and the possibilities that emerge when creative inquiry is free from conventional constraints. Working across paper, canvas, and sculpture, I investigate the potential of architecture beyond physical and conceptual boundaries. Focusing on how spaces are constructed, altered, and continually evolving, I focus on the way forms are created, balanced, and sustained: how line, weight, and spatial relationships generate a sense of structure and connection.
Image by Alvaro Alvarez