About: Oscar G Torres

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About The Artist

Artist Statement:

Early on in my life, I decided that I was going to be a space explorer and design unimaginable spaceships that would take me on expeditions to the corners of the universe. I studied gravity and aerodynamics by making and observing kites as they elevated until I ran out of string. After crash landing off the rooftop of my one story house in Mexico in my first attempt to fly with a giant hand made kite, I realized that space exploration would not be an easy task. I decided to put my ship designs on hold until further study was conducted. I then realized that if I landed on a different planet, It would most likely be inhabited with various types of flora and organisms not found on earth. I immediately began to study organic life around me and experimented with organisms such as, bean sprouts and small fish from the local brook. My ambition with the cosmos has been compounded ever since. During my second year as an Engineering student, one of my professors approached me and began the conversation by congratulating me for a job well done in his Calculus sessions. He then went on to express his growing concern for my inevitable need to draw on the drafting tables or on tests. I concurred, but it was not until the following semester that I agreed to take an art class. It was not too long before I switched into art as my primary course of study.

It was only as an artist that I realized just how large the universe is. It is not only massive in size but its also vast in time which leaves those who ponder about it, such as I, puzzled by the purpose of the intent to accomplishing anything in the unraveling of such vastness. But I am a great believer that human nature triumphs over the phenomenon of the unknown. This is why I have continued my interest in the sciences and began to scrutinize the microcosms around me in hope to discover that which no one knows.

My work reflects personal and general theories relating to the arts, sciences and society. The general mood of the work is a reflection of my personal feelings at the time the work was created. The energy in the work is influenced by multi-sensory stimuli, such as, sound, tactility, smell and taste. The sensory information inversely parallels the figurative content. As the sensory information increases, so does the abstraction of the composition. In some cases overpowering the figurative content. The reason for the abstraction is due to the use of expressionistic and gestural forms to convey a presence of sound and other natural components into a visual form. This mix of techniques has enabled me to create work rich with subconscious and rational thought.