Unflagging/Déflagration (2021- )

Decolonizing Imaginaries is the title of Alvaro's visual research in Visual Arts, as part of masters degree completed in 2023.
Unflagging/Déflagration is the first visual exploration on deconstructing national symbols, as part of Alvaro's visual research. It's an on-going series of hand-made unique posters that started during fall 2021, by combining printing techniques : print screen, spray paint and stamping.

The first selection of 28 original posters was exhibited as part of a group show in CDEx-UQAM (Montreal, Canada) in December 2021, under the title 'Hors d'oeuvre - Parmi nous et tant d'autres  - Among us and so many others'. Photos by Patrick Lafontaine and from artist's archive.
Here, a curated collection of the most representative pieces is presented as a sample of this ongoing practice focused primarily in the discovers of the process rather than in the final result.​​​​​​​

2024

Unflag 53 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 62 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 63 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 61 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 64 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 66 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 65 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 49 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 67 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 54 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 68 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 55 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 40 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 57 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 60 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 59 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 52 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 58 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 48 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 50 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2024

Unflag 51 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 47 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper


2024

Unflag 56 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 44 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 45 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 43 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 42 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 39 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 38 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 37 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 36 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 41 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 35 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 34 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2023

Unflag 33 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2022

Unflag 28 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2022

Unflag 29 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2022

Unflag 30 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2022

Unflag 27 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper


2022

Unflag 31 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2022

Unflag 32 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

Unflagging #3 (Installation view) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (April 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel

Unflagging #3 (Installation view) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (April 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel

Unflagging #2 (Installation view) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (March 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel

In Spring 2022, Unflagging/Déflagration occupied the exhibition window at Visual arts school at UQAM (6th floor), as part of the research on visual presentation. In this installation, posters were glued upon foam-core plaques cut in V-shape, so each poster is placed in each external surface of the V form. This allowed to explore new expressive ways in space.

Unflagging #2 (Installation view) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (March 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel

Unflagging #2 (Installation research) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (March 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel

Unflagging #2 (Installation research) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (March 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel

Unflagging #2 (Installation view) 

École d'arts visuel et médiatiques - Univeristé du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (March 2022)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers, glued on foam-core pannel


Unflagging (Installation view) 

CDEx-UQAM (December 2021)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers

Unflagging (Installation view-detail) 

CDEx-UQAM (December 2021)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers

Unflagging (Installation view-detail) 

CDEx-UQAM (December 2021)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers

Unflagging (Installation view-detail) 

CDEx-UQAM (December 2021)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers

Unflagging (Installation view-detail) 

CDEx-UQAM (December 2021)

Spray paint and acrylic on multiple papers

2021

Unflag 1 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 2 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 3 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 4 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 5 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 6 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 7 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 8 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 9 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 10 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on Canson (140lb) watercolour paper

2021

Unflag 11 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

2021

Unflag 12 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

2021

Unflag 13 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working Kraft paper

2021

Unflag 14 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working Kraft paper

2021

Unflag 16 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

2022

Unflag 28 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working Kraft paper

2021

Unflag 19 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working Kraft paper

2021

Unflag 20 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

2022

Unflag 26 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working Kraft paper

2021

Unflag 22 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

2021

Unflag 23 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working Kraft paper

2021

Unflag 24 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

2023

Unflag 26 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on coloured work paper

2021

Unflag 25 (18 x 24)

Spray paint and acrylic on working paper

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