Alex Becerra
Gallery Affiliations: ltd los angeles, Levy.Delval, Shane Campbell Gallery
Region: Pacific Coast
Becerra’s drawings and paintings tend toward abstraction and
repetition. Controlling every inch of his surface and manipulating
his images, Becerra activates the picture plane by dipping into the
past or present to make organic connections to the surrounding
culture. His work allows for contradictions to exist in the same
space, not lending themselves to easy resolution. Becerra uses
humor in his art practice because it allows him to escape the dayto-
day struggle and to explore the potentials of painting and the
limits of materiality. Becerra uses simple, economical materials
to provide the viewer with access rather than to intimidate.


