At the core of Andy Diaz’ art practice is a natural inclination and affinity for intuitive mark making and drawing. His style of work is greatly influenced by skateboarding and graffiti. Rendered with aerosol paints, oils, acrylic, or a mix, Diaz’ canvases alternate between hazy dreamscapes executed in subtle tones and more aggressive, tightly-painted scenes in bright day glow colours. His fluid images are drawn and painted directly onto canvases, and the works often have no preplanning or overarching concept. The protagonists within his paintings often appear to have been caught red-handed, or off guard but depict a sense of strength through their harsh stare to the viewer. We emphasise with their distress, befriending those characters within the canvases and becoming part of the a psychedelic party which Diaz creates within his works.
