WALTER SALAS-HUMARA

Walter Salas-Humara is a Cuban-American painter and musician. Walter studied art at Pratt Institute in NYC. His paintings are in collections all over the world.

“Painting is a peculiar miracle that I need to have again and again. It’s a dance with a blank canvas and a spiritual essence. The Horse and the Elk as historical icons symbolise wild abandon and freedom, but also point to overcoming obstacles. I do not literally paint the animal: I focus on movement, texture and light. My renderings focus on emotive effect, rather than manifesting a sense of true physical space. I look at the animal and I see shape, color and tone. Then I find those that will make the work alive and vibrate. I look to art for a direct experience. I revel in the drag, the smear, the splash and flow of liquid color, in the physicality of the strokes.”