Alex Garcia is an Argentinian artist currently based in San Francisco. He studied architecture at the University of Buenos Aires. He then practiced architecture in Los Angeles for a year before moving to San Francisco in the 1990’s, where he continued to practice architecture.

As an evolution from his architectural vision, Garcia’s artistic career began with furniture design more than 20 years ago. His first tables were made of reclaimed wood. Soon he discovered the joy of playing with a wide range of materials, including a combination of wood, metal, resin, glass, and more eclectic ingredients. His increasingly elaborate compositions combined his own stains with unique effects on wood.

The natural next step was to move his ideas to walls, where he began to explore and expand shape, scale, and form. Garcia’s art is an intersection of complex textures, bold colors, function, and beauty. He breathes new life and new meaning into discarded and reclaimed materials. The combination of textures, colors, and dimensions evokes nature in its pure, controlled, yet fanciful expression.

Garcia’s artwork can be found in both private and public collections, including Kings Crossing Community Housing, San Jose; Stanford Medicine Children’s Hospital; IBM Blockchain Innovation Gallery, NY; and Park 55 Hotel, SF.