Javier de Cea

Javier De Cea’s mixed-media works combine paint, marker, and pencil in compositions that serve as instinctive and visual explorations. By creating lines and splashes of pigment on each canvas, De Cea draws as if writing, suggesting a world of abstract shapes and colors. His lively compositions capture the chaos of modern life with texture and variety. Some of De Cea’s canvases pulse with warm reds, oranges, and yellows, while others take on cooler tones or exist as black-and-white examinations of line and form. Triptychs and diptychs divide and balance the material within the spontaneity of each work, highlighting the unanticipated repetition within such man-made tumult. In many works, the solid white, black, or tinted backdrop teems with subtle variation. This texture adds another layer of interest to each heavily weighted composition, often comprised primarily of negative space.

The Chilean artist Javier De Cea works in both Chile and Barcelona and has a background in architecture and fine arts. His areas of expertise and personal observations influence his work.

Permanent artist in Artevistas Gallery