Introducing Alejandro Rojas<\/strong><\/p>\n Local art dealer Alexander Salazar<\/strong>, who opened his first gallery \u201cAlexander Salazar Fine Art\u201d in 2010 on Broadway, Downtown, is still successfully supporting artists at his current digs, located at 225 W. Market St., where he moved a year ago.<\/p>\n Salazar was recently inspired to go back to his artistic roots and let the artist within come out of the closet.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter 10 years, I have returned to painting, rejoining my mission of combining art and philanthropy,\u201d he stated in an email.<\/p>\n With two masters degrees in art (Harvard, Boston College), Salazar\u2019s new venture uses his birth name, Alejandro Rojas Salazar, and a method he calls \u201cswirling and pouring.\u201d He has used the hashtag #pourart on social media when he shares the work. With this method, he literally pours paint on to the canvas, then either leaves it as is, lets it wander by moving the canvas around, or uses his hands to shape the image.<\/p>\n His recent foray has been quite popular among his Facebook followers and has not only consummated in pop-up exhibitions and sales, but also helped him rejuvenate his philanthropic efforts.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you have a need and the art is going to a good cause, I\u2019ll give you a painting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n On June 24<\/strong>, Salazar will be staying true to his word \u2014 and then some \u2014 when he donates 30 pieces of his pour art specifically painted for the San Ysidro Health Center\u2019s \u201cBlack, White & Bling Bash\u201d fundraiser gala at the Hotel del Coronado from 5\u201311 p.m.<\/p>\n In keeping with the gala\u2019s theme, Salazar painted the entire collection using black and white paint. Most of the series, called \u201cBlack and White Pour Series on Canvas,\u201d are of the same size, while six are giant pieces.<\/p>\n Interested art lovers can see a preview of the work May 13<\/strong> en el Hard Rock Hotel\u2019s 207 Bar and Nightclub<\/strong> in the Gaslamp Quarter.<\/p>\n In addition to his gallery, Salazar has at least six other locations where he has semi-permanent exhibitions or pop-up installations in place, most of them located Downtown. They include some of his own work at Luxe Lounge & Spa<\/strong> on Market Street; a new large original piece at Andaz Hotel<\/strong>, which was commissioned during their recent renovation; 15 pieces of his own work at FIT Athletic<\/strong> on 10th Avenue, with more of his original work on display at FIT\u2019s Carmel Mountain (12171 World Trade Drive) and Solana Beach (511 Highway 101) gyms as well.<\/p>\n In Hillcrest, he even has some of his personal work at the Hillcrest Newsstand<\/strong> space on University Avenue between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The Newsstand\u2019s proprietor decided to clear a section of one magazine wall and create a pop-up art display. Salazar was happy to oblige him.<\/p>\n A large exhibition of works from one of his most successful and long-term clients, Walter Redondo, is currently on display at the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina<\/strong>, located on Harbor Drive next to the Convention Center.<\/p>\n Ten pieces of Redondo\u2019s giant canvases are on display at the premier hotel, hoisted from the ceiling by a unique wiring hanging system. The works can be found in a long passage that doubles as a reflective lounge area, located between the North and South Towers and just outside all of the hotels three large ballrooms.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the most professional partnership I\u2019ve ever had putting on an art exhibition,\u201d Salazar said, referring to the relationship with Marriott Marquis.<\/p>\n He said no expense was spared by the hotel when it came to ensuring the exhibition was the best it could be. Art work on display at hotels are generally done so in an anonymous fashion; here, each piece is identified and priced on a script located on the wall beside it, and an extensive bio of the artist has been inscribed on a wall\/pillar at each end of the passage. It is truly a pop-up art gallery. In six months Salazar will swap out the series for another.<\/p>\n For more information about any of Salazar\u2019s exhibitions or the art preview at the Hard Rock for the works he is donating to the Black, White and Bling Bash, reach him at alexandersalazarfineart.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"ArtZine:](\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/web-MAIN-IMG_9625.jpg\")