Oil Painting
Alejandro Rodriguez Plaza
Alex R. Plaza (Madrid, 1992) is a Spanish-Australian visual artist whose work merges contemporary cubism, surrealism, and bold geometric abstraction. His paintings explore the tension between body and consciousness, identity and appearance, through a symbolic and highly recognisable visual language.
Artist Profile
Alex R. Plaza (Madrid, 1992) is a Spanish-Australian visual artist whose work merges contemporary cubism, surrealism, and bold geometric abstraction. His paintings explore the tension between body and consciousness, identity and appearance, through a symbolic and highly recognisable visual language.
Trained as an architect in Spain, Alex R. Plaza moved to Sydney to pursue painting full-time. His practice blends geometric structure with fragmented figuration, creating a personal vocabulary of masks, hands, and eyes that reflect on authenticity in an increasingly artificial world. Working between Sydney, Madrid, and Andalusia, Plaza builds compositions where geometry acts as containment and gesture as resistance —a balance that defines his contemporary cubist approach.
Career Highlights
- Finalist — National Emerging Art Prize (NEAP), Australia (2025)
- Solo and group exhibitions between Australia and Spain (Sydney, Madrid, Granada)
- Architectural background (University of Granada) shaping his geometric and structural visual language
