A short introduction to ALIWEN (Felipe Vial)
Felipe Vial (“ Aliwen ”) was born in Chile in 1991.
Long time ago in Buenos Aires, I ventured into organizing an art exhibition of the famous American photographer Ansel Adams who inspired me to pursue my career in the art of photography. As an experienced photographer I have come across many creative artists and their great artwork, some of them being internationally recognized. Many years have gone by since then and I truly believed that nothing else would surprise me in art but when I saw Felipe Vial ’s artwork, honestly, I thought I was dreaming. His artwork so impressed me that I was left without words. To bestow praise upon a work of art just to please the artist is not a custom I engage in. But Felipe’s art goes further than any literary consideration or perhaps the search for expressing the right words because his art transcends the visual perception, it reaches the soul. Each of the works of this young artist is a monument to Still Life. He recaptures the Old Jan Brueghel classicism up to , as an example, that of Juan de Zurbaran. Each photo signifies a moment for reflection, the rescue of a discarded object that instead of being turned into junk, it creates the poetry in an artist who goes beyond an impeccable, careful and detailed technique thus transporting us to an emotions universe which will impact the bewildered observer.
Dr. Raúl M. Oyuela, A.FIAP Director – Museum of the Americas May, 2022.
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