Alfredo Aya

Aya was born in Paris in 1954 and after studying in Paris and Switzerland he moved to Colombia in his late teens. He lives and works in Bogota'.

He is best known for his canvases where the colors of his beloved Colombian countryside give birth to magical abstract landscapes of a unique poetry. Blue oceans, tropical flowers, palm trees are the foundation of subtle compositions of pastel blues, green, yellow and purple. 

Whereas much of Aya's works can come across as abstract, the figurative world is often the inspiration that comes to the surface, in an array of colorful shapes reminiscent of stained glass windows.

The artist writes "I rely on formal techniques while creating a new language. The time it takes oil paint to dry allows the blending of colors, creation of shades, and tones that juxtapose contrasting colors without breaking the atmosphere. Form and movement emerge from color in the same way dance is natural to music."