Mark Andy Garcia (b. 1984)
Better Days Ahead
signed and dated 2013 (lower right)
oil on canvas
48" x 48 (122 cm x 122 cm)




EXHIBITEDPintô Art Museum, Better Days Ahead, Antipolo,September 15 - October 8, 2013


The oeuvres of Mark Andy Garcia evoke existential meanings and past recollections abound in encounters with people and nature, imparting honesty of the heart that acts like entries in a diary. His paintings are often surreal and filled with an emotional depth that speaks to their spectator. The philosophy of the fine artist reflects in his technique in colors, shapes, and intense textures. A piece that features the dream-like painterly style of Garcia, Better Days Ahead portrays a scenery of colorful flowers, lush trees, and a bright blue sky – it comforts you with the image of the Spring season, a symbol of new beginnings. He detailed that in his landscape paintings, the horizon divides the land and sky with trees as pathways to Heaven. Garcia has accepted that his creations are rooted in the word of God. For him, the fusion of art and faith finds form in pure expressiveness with the materials which act as a sincere acknowledgment to the Lord in this life of pain and pleasure. A contemporary artist devoted to this craft and belief, Garcia's paintings and exhibitions are autobiographical and theological. Titles like “Promised Land,” “New Beginnings,” “Human Nature,” and “Blessings in Disguise” can be interpreted as analyses of the doctrines of the Christian faith. In 2013, the year this painting was signed, Garcia held an exhibit titled "Better Days Ahead" at the Pinto Art Museum. (P.I.R.)