Christopher Columbus (Big Crunch) Painting

The substance of things, it has been said since the beginning of time, is love. What crystallizes out of this substance is a fabulous, and also a terrible, dreadful mystery.’ Ariana Reines. When I was a child I was obsessed with the images on cinema posters like Rambo, Alien, Robocop etc... I started drawing my own versions of these on the back of my dad’s A0 format architectural plans, taking inspiration from anatomical details in comic books. Following my degree from Seville's fine arts University, my first solo exhibition was in 1999. In 2008 I moved to London where I now live and work. Nowadays my work is focussed on an exploration of the idea of time and identity. My aim is to show in my paintings all the contextual meanings of the instant itself. It is impossible to retain the moment within all the spectrum of feelings and sensations, but painting is the best medium I have to capture the essence of the moment itself, adding and carving deliberated memories of the environment and people. I am interested in developing a dynamic, exciting and musical narrative between the artwork and the observer, giving the opportunity to make one’s own memory/time out of the painting. Time moulds the appearance of everything and everyone. We rely on fragile memories and images to keep the moments intact. However, time moulds even memories; all depends on time and identity. I work with interesting photographs and other images from various sources, including chance finds on the internet, to recreate a story. This inspiration is often amalgamated with my own memories resulting in a seed from which a piece of art grows. I am inspired by writers like Phillip K. Dick, Hanif Kureishi and Cormac McCarthy. I use oil paint as well as charcoal, pencils, spray paint and acrylic as resources to create my artworks. MCM