David Alcantar | Continually, the Unnameable Moves On

This exhibition presents illustrations and musings about negotiation. Admittedly, this is a different exhibition than was first conceived, due to recent extraordinary circumstances that we now find ourselves in. But even during these historic moments, we all still must do the very human work of negotiating our way through each day. For many, the risks are great, the stakes are high, and the negotiation between the costs and the benefits are not easy. We are re-emerged into a world that is different than what we have known. What have we learned about the way in which we make decisions during this time? What are we open to learning about negotiating choices in the after?

Bio

A native Texan, David Alcantar’s artistic philosophy is that art speaks to what is common in human experience more than to what is particular, and that it points to beauty that exists in the world. His current work concerns human negotiation behavior – because it is a universal human activity – and the impacts of negotiated choices on the narratives and relationships between people, systems, environments, and experiences. Specifically, Alcantar’s work attempts to illustrate the internalized and time-based activity of negotiation through the gestures of painting and drawing, to heighten the awareness and understanding of the power dynamics involved in negotiation – because that is where the beauty of negotiation exists. David received his BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, and his MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He currently lives and works in San Antonio, TX.