Harley Salamanca is an interdisciplinary artist working in Fine Arts, Music, and Design. Originally from Colombia, he migrated to London, Ontario, in 2005, where his passion for art began. Harley graduated with an Honors Fine Arts degree and a specialization in Studio Stream from the University of Waterloo. His work often explores themes of digitalization, geometry, light, and surreal landscapes, focusing on the encounter with new realities. Harley has had multiple exhibitions in Canada and has interned with numerous renowned art galleries and visual artists. In 2015, Harley represented Colombia at the International Championship Art Battle held during the Toronto Pan American Games. He became a Certified Therapeutic Art Life Coach in early 2022 and is currently expanding his creative practices through an interest in sound and design. You can view his complete Curriculum Vitae at HarleySalamanca.com.

Artist Statement - Forest City Fusion Art Exhibit

SURREAL LANDSCAPES & FIGURES

These series of artworks consist of reproductions of still-life artworks from past master painters with a unique transformation into a digital look. Transforming each subject or object manually into a geometrical shape without the use of computer software, and applying a hard-edge style of paintings to accentuate defined lines and create solid geometric shapes, as if it was made by computer software. The resulting composition mirrors the possibility of artworks that could have been made by these previous artists if maybe they would have had access to present-day digital technologies.