About this work
Plaza Surface, Repair Line continues Copper June's studio language of surfaces that feel borrowed from public walls. The work balances structure with drift, using paper collage, ink, plaster, and wax on board to hold onto process, pressure, and small changes in tone.
Rent$250/mo
Artwork value$3,250
About the artist
Copper June
San Antonio, TX
Mateo Alvarez builds tactile mixed-media surfaces from salvaged flyers, coated paper, construction mesh, and hand-applied plaster. Working as Copper June, he treats each panel like a wall that has been written on, covered up, and weathered back open.
Artist statement
My paintings begin with accumulation. I trust abrasion, covering, and repair to reveal an image that feels lived in rather than designed from the start.