Private: Jordi Alfaro

Jordi Alfaro is an artist from Barcelona who has been living and exhibiting in North America since 2001. In addition to his studio work, his art practice includes collaboration in public artworks and various international projects. He has lectured as an invited artist at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ohio University and the University of Manitoba.

Blending traditional techniques with contemporary concepts, Alfaro works primarily with ceramic materials, creating sculptures that are non-representational, abstract and organic in form. His work references primitive adobe architecture, the body and weathered stone.

Alfaro’s pieces exhibit a unique strength of posture. Like silent companions or sentinels, his sculptures appear to be in relaxed negotiation with gravity, giving the comfortable impression of a personal presence.