Dan Alva
FOCUS | GLR60
July 2021
Born in 1984, American contemporary artist Dan Alva comes from a Spanish background of fine artists. Based in Miami, Alva takes the classics and reinvents for a modern-day audience. He re-masters the masters if you will, and undoubtedly, it’s alluring work. His bold and unapologetic pieces stand proud, they’re incredibly intricate, they’re meticulous and he combines his figurative visual language with bursts of camouflage and stripes to take it in a contemporary direction. Alva has worked as a creative in advertising for the last 15 years and has work in the MoMA’s permanent film collection.
We spent two minutes with Danny to learn more about his background, his creative inspirations, and recent work he's admired.
As an artist, where he goes by Dan Alva, he spends his time creating fine art pieces and has exhibited his personal work at a number of national and international shows, most notably the prestigious Art Basel fair. A Miami native, Alvarez attended the Art Institute of Miami, where he studied graphic design and advertising.
Putting a spin on a classic is what Dan Alva does best. Born in 1984, the Miami native comes from a Spanish background of fine artists. He spent his childhood working alongside his fatherin the family garage and largely credits his craft to him.
Contemporary artist Dan Alva takes the classics and reinvents for a modern day audience. He re-masters the masters if you will, and undoubtedly, it’s alluring work. His bold and unapologetic pieces stand proud, they’re incredibly intricate, they’re meticulous and he combines his figurative visual language with bursts of camouflage and stripes, taking in a contemporary direction. And excitingly, his latest body of work, entitled The Outsourced Series will be on show at CONTEXT Art Miami with the Oliver Cole Gallery this year. We talk to the artist to find out what we can expect from CONTEXT 2019.