ALEXIS SANCHEZ

Biography

Alexis Sanchez is a 26-year-old born and raised Merced resident. She first noticed she had a talent for drawing at the age of 13. In high school she took art classes for three years when she decided to continue with her love for art in college. She then graduated Merced College with her associates in arts to transfer to CSU Stanislaus for her bachelor’s in art where then after she will focus on getting her credentials to teach studio art.

Artist Statement

Today we are expected to go into a field of medicine or law to make our parents proud. An art degree does not seem like much to most parents, especially those of different cultures. It is frowned upon to go to college for 4 plus years only to receive a bachelors or master’s degree in art. As if wanting to create a living and a career off your passion is bad. However, I found a love for art, and I have been fortunate enough to have parents who support me through it all. I am allowed to use my talent to voice my creativity and bring to life my imagination.

To be able to recreate what I see with my bare eyes is something that I have always liked to do. I do not limit myself with my media or concepts. I generally like to do any type of artwork, painting, carving, sculpting, printmaking, drawings. However, I have found myself drawn to painting nature and more recently I have found myself wanting to create big Styrofoam carvings. Nature itself is very organic and mistakes can be made. Those simple mistakes are what gives the piece that spark it may need. Realism is something that I have always reached for. However, creating a 2D painting is very different then creating a 3D carving. Both are challenging but carving forces you to use your touch sense instead of just your sight. You need to be able to visualize what you want to create in a 3D space with sometimes only a 2D sketch.