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The personal paintings of Antonio Ivan Estevez

Antonio Ivan Estevez is a New York based painter who works primarily in abstraction. Speaking of his work, he said: "My paintings are products of my unconscious; reactions to a social event or personal experience that provoked me (often negatively).

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Abstract watercolour painting by Antonio Ivan Estevez with flowing pink, blue and brown washes, gestural marks and areas of transparency layered throughout

"Forms shatter, melt, collide, and explode in a kind of symbolic deconstruction of emotion. Watercolours allow me to work in an immediate, spontaneous way that's conducive to capturing an exact feeling in the moment. I take advantage of the transparency and delicacy of watercolours, but don't restrict myself to that. I push the media to create both gestural and minimalist forms using a combination of brush and pouring techniques."

Exhibitions and projects include Galapagos Artspace, Gallery 364, Manhattan World Culture Open Center, Room to Read, and Whole Foods Nation. His work has appeared in USA Today, IndieCoutureNYC, Studio Visit Magazine and Winter Tangerine Review Magazine.

Abstract watercolour painting by Antonio Ivan Estevez with a white organic form surrounded by flowing blues and purples against a weathered background
Abstract watercolour painting in shades of pink and deep red with a black circular void in the centre, featuring gestural marks and drips
Abstract watercolour painting by Antonio Ivan Estevez featuring swirling black and grey forms surrounding a circular void with gestural marks and dynamic gestural strokes against a light background
Abstract watercolour painting by Antonio Ivan Estevez with flowing washes of coral, blue, grey and pink pigment creating organic, gestural forms that drip and blend across the canvas
Abstract watercolour painting with turquoise border transitioning from pale grey-white at top through layered striations to deep black at bottom, with gestural white marks throughout
Abstract watercolour painting by Antonio Ivan Estevez in shades of burgundy and pink with a dark circular form and white gestural marks on white paper
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