Alicia Falcone

Classic Asian style gets a modern makeover thanks to Alicia Falcone.  Part Zen and part mod, the paintings uphold the rich traditions of the Far East while resonating with a contemporary audience.

Prominent Chinese characters ground the paintings in the works of the East.  They simultaneously are themselves a work of art contained within the context of a larger painting.  Falcone personalizes these character renderings through playful brushstrokes.  More figurative imagery, such as someone meditating, continues the Chinese theme. Red paint, emphatically used in much of Falconeʼs work, harkens back to the symbolic colors found in China.  What distinguishes Falconeʼs paintings from more classic oriental works is her modern approach.  She evokes the minimalism of the 1950s and ʽ60s by painting grids and circles.  Her bold shapes and stark contrasts in color position the paintings in a contemporary sphere, regardless of their subject matter.

Falcone, born in Argentina, was an attorney before moving to Singapore where she spent seven years. Alicia currently resides in Florida working as a Feng Shui consultant, interior decorator and artist.