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Named after the artist's grandfather's horse, "Carrasco" is a limited edition artwork that debuted at the artist's solo exhibition "The Look Back" in London in September and is now available for collection.This evocative scent is structured around notes of Texas cedar, birch tar, guaiacwood, oud, oakmoss, tonkin musk, amber and feral horse. It was developed in collaboration with perfumer Connor McDonald to be an olfactory representation of the themes present in Alvarez's work: memory, sensuality, the Texas landscape, cowboy hedonism and masculine vulnerability.Experience notes from the perfumer: "Carrasco opens with a confrontation. Smoke issues a warning. Something that cannot be ignored. A tension between the familiarity of Texas Cedar and hedonic notes of wild horses. Man as an animal. The darkness of oud, an unending depth, emerging into something new. A balance between the well worn path, and a new way of being. Comforting, sustaining, a serenity from knowing oneself."As an edition of 100, each bottle is hand-thrown by ceramicist Peter Sheldon and signed & edition by the artist. The bottles ship from Austin, Texas.
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RF Alvarez (b. 1988, San Antonio, TX) is a queer artist based in Austin, Texas. His figurative paintings are characterized by nocturnal color pallets and evocative scenes that blend personal memory with romantic allegory. Using a process of dry-brushing paint onto raw linen – and borrowing stylistic techniques from Old Masters – Alvarez creates luminous images of queer joy, revelry and contemplation; countering a historical narrative of queer alienation and erasure in the American West. With deep family roots in both Texas and Mexico, Alvarez uses visions of friendship, indulgence and tenderness to juxtapose with Southern machismo – illuminating the vulnerability that can hide beneath the steely façade of masculinity and the societies it creates. Alvarez has shown with Taymour Grahne Projects in London, Almine Rech Paris, Alanna Miller Gallery in New York City, and Ruiz-Healy Gallery in San Antonio. His work has been featured in The New York Times, T Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail and Cultured Magazine. He received a BA from Wesleyan University.
RF. ALVAREZ: "Carrasco" Limited Edition Scent Artpiece
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