The little pieces of torn paper that are the prime materials for the unsettling collages of Fernando Alday (Santiago de Chile, 1959) already carry a long history. These ancient receipts, old letters, scribbles and abused wrappers return to life in the portraits and everyday scenes that mark the work of Alday. Recognizable at first glance as works inspired by paintings of other periods, Alday drinks frequently from the wellspring of Art History to present us with a personal vision, evocative of long-forgotten memories, that takes us into another place, both intimate and personal.
The little pieces of torn paper that are the prime materials for the unsettling collages of Fernando Alday (Santiago de Chile, 1959) already carry a long history. These ancient receipts, old letters, scribbles and abused wrappers return to life in the portraits and everyday scenes that mark the work of Alday. Recognizable at first glance as works inspired by paintings of other periods, Alday drinks frequently from the wellspring of Art History to present us with a personal vision, evocative of long-forgotten memories, that takes us into another place, both intimate and personal.