Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
Aluminism: Images Ground into Aluminum
Canadian artist Alex Bacso, known as Baxo, presents a body of work made by grinding images directly into solid aluminum.
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- The site divides the practice into two chapters: early work tests the material, while Chapter II uses shifting light to carry meaning.
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The site traces the practice to 2011, when Alex Bacso (Baxo) began experimenting with scrap steel and then aluminum after an older self-portrait tore. It describes a hand-ground process using transparent pigment and controlled chemical reactions, followed by a high-gloss clear finish. The works section includes aluminum panels and Lamborghini hoods; several entries are marked available, though no prices appear in the extracted page.
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