Alfredo Gallegos Mena

Alfredo Gallegos Mena turns everyday and unexpected materials into a language of discovery, where painting, sculpture, and installation converge to reveal hidden layers of meaning. Drawing from daily life and organic matter, his work investigates how objects—ranging from clay, wood, and wax to discarded packaging and matchboxes—carry memory, cultural resonance, and conceptual weight. Each material becomes a vehicle for inquiry, inviting viewers to reconsider the overlooked and mundane as sites of artistic and philosophical reflection. Gallegos Mena approaches art-making as both experimental and meticulous, emphasizing the physicality of materials while allowing conceptual ideas to emerge through process. His practice balances craftsmanship with intellectual rigor, using tactile interventions to probe ecological, social, and political concerns. By recontextualizing materials and emphasizing their inherent properties, he creates artworks that evoke both sensory engagement and critical reflection. Through this method, Gallegos Mena transforms everyday objects into complex, layered artworks, revealing the interplay between materiality, human activity, and broader societal and environmental forces, while expanding the possibilities of contemporary artistic expression. ...