Humble Pi by Robert Moya

About the artist

Robert Moya comes from a long line of New Mexican artists and artisans. He moved from Albuquerque to LA, where he teaches and makes art.

His process involves building up thick, dried layers of acrylic paint that is infused in used textiles. Once he has a desired thickness in the layers of cloth and paint, he cuts them into squares and rectangles, which he then collages onto and into substrates made from other found materials.

Moya’s works could be seen as two-dimensional readings of three-dimensional abstract landscapes that are rendered with a handmade aesthetic.

His interest is in the variances between neighboring spaces (certain nuanced relations in patterns, space, color, surface, depth, and composition), as well as how these spaces might relate to the differences in the man-made spaces that we, as humans, inhabit and create.

Robert is also interested in taking on the challenge of transforming the found objects and materials he uses into inspiring, colorful, art objects.