Manifesto of the Gesture (2025)

Manifesto of the Gesture inaugurates the Topographies series and establishes its core principle: gesture as an act of resistance against structure.

In this work, Alex R. Plaza depicts a series of hands emerging or gripping within a space ruled by geometric planes and abstract volumes.

These hands do not aim to describe a figure but to affirm movement itself —the attempt, the vital impulse that pierces through matter.

The tension between control and spontaneity shapes the entire composition: the rigidity of the environment contrasts with the vibration of the brushstroke, generating a contained energy that seems ready to burst.

Here, painting becomes a physical language —a declaration of the power of gesture as an affirmation of the human within a constructed world.

Series: Topographies

Technique: Oil with brushes, palette knives, wide brushes and oil pastels

Support: Canvas

Size: 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 CM | 48 x 36”

Date: March 2025

Location: Sydney (Australia)