Alejandro Mazon is an artist whose life and work embody a rich cultural mixture: Cuban by birth, Spanish by blood, American by choice. This layered identity informs his exploration of color, history and resilience across his practice.

He studied at the school of Visual Arts in New York, under the tutelage of Cuban painter Juan Gonzalez (1942-1993), a master of hyperrealism and magical realism whose influence shaped Alejandro’s early approach to painting. During this formative period, Alejandro was also briefly connected to Jean-Mitchel Basquiat (1960-1988), sharing the restless energy of the underground New York Art Movement of the late 70s and 80s. These friendships and encounters immersed him in a scene defined by experimentation, hybridity, and defiance of convention.

After an intense period of artistic growth, Alejandro stepped away from painting for a decade, only to return with renewed urgency in the midst of the AIDS Epidemic. This return marked a profound shift in his work, infusing it with themes of mortality, resilience, and the power of color as testimony.

Working primarily in painting, Alejandro integrates vintage photographs and found objects into his compositions, layering memory and material presence. His aesthetic draws from the chromatic traditions of India, the dramatic intensity of the Spanish Baroque, and the stripped-back authenticity of minimalism. Through this fusion, he crafts works that are both ornate and raw, theatrical yet intimate.

Alejandro’s paintings are not quiet studies but living Altarpieces, where color itself becomes a protagonist. Rooted in his transitional identity, and shaped by historical rupture, his art bridges geographies and histories, offering a visual language that is deeply personal yet universally resonant.