Alejandro Javaloyas (b. 1987, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) is an artist based in Toulouse, France, with a distinguished educational background in filmmaking, holding both a BA and an MA (Summa Cum Laude) from the ESCAC Barcelona Film School (University of Barcelona). He further honed his painting skills at the Turps Correspondence Mentorship Course in London, UK, in 2022.
In his minimalist abstract art, Javaloyas reimagines the painting surface by transforming veneered plywood into convex shapes through press-bending, cutting, drilling, and polishing. This process reshapes the canvas into an arch, resembling a segment of an incomplete circle. In fact, this circular motif recurs as a painterly element in his work, appearing as dots, circles, spheres, or holes. These engage in a dialogue with the materiality of plywood, exploring the tension between form and shape, figure and ground, positive and negative space, object and wall. His exploration delves into the philosophical, aesthetic, and art historical significances of the sphere as a geometric element, a symbol, and a habitable space, inviting viewers to ponder its broader existential and sociological implications.
Alejandro Javaloyas has exhibited his work in notable exhibitions, including Floating Matter, his most recent solo show curated by Fernando Gómez de la Cuesta at Can Gelabert, Mallorca, Spain (2023). In January 2025, he participated in the finalists' exhibition of the Premis Ciutat de Palma Antoni Gelabert d'Arts Visuals at Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, after being selected as one of the 10 finalists. He was also a finalist in the MIAA Mallorca International Art Awards 2024, with work exhibited at Can Balaguer, Palma. In March 2025, he exhibited at UVNT Art Fair in Madrid with STAIN Projects, and in May 2025, he will present new works at ARCO Lisboa Art Fair with LA BIBI + REUS.