Carmela Alvarado (1980, Madrid)

“With fury, color and abstraction, I seek to express my only truth, and squeeze out the mystery we see when we close our eyes. Only through art, improvising and painting from the guts, am I able to untangle and crunch all the emotions, thoughts and experiences that roar inside me.

Howling, I unravel all that chaos and fear, releasing the anxiety of existing in a world that keeps getting more puzzling each day. A strange world that every so often also bursts with exorbitant and thunderous ecstasy.

Everything is terrifying and wonderful all at once. I was born in Madrid, and I grew up drawing and painting, roaming the streets of big cities, drifting into the wild, getting soaked in music and constantly dreaming.

After a lot of experimentation, it was in London where I began showing my work and fully dedicating my life to art. I’m currently based in Barcelona, and I continue to explore different ways of artistic expression.

In order to create, I wander through life and let myself be dazzled by people, characters and artists that burn with madness. My work is not meant to be understood, but felt…”

Permanent artist in Artevistas Gallery