Alfonso Recto (b. 1985) is a visual artist born and working in Manila, Philippines. He is a graduate of the University of the Philippines, School of Fine Arts where he majored in Industrial Design.

After a few years working in graphic design, a compulsion to pursue deeper and more personal work led him to his calling as an artist. He has mounted numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the city. In his work, Alfonso explores numerous themes in his abstract and figurative works. His eclectic interests in music, literature, film, culture, science, philosophy, and spirituality all become part of his unique visual language.

"My work is an intuitive blending from many different sources that form my own distinct idiom of expression. In terms of artistic movements, I draw on themes from cubism, abstract expressionism, and surrealism among others. My other interests such as music, literature, film, culture, science, philosophy, and spirituality are all things that also manifest in my work. Music in particular plays a big part in my process. At the heart of it, I’m really trying to paint in the way music is made. The idea that music can be simultaneously structured yet improvisational is something that I connect to when I feel I’m doing my best work. I don’t take a very analytical approach in synthesizing all my influences. I have a healthy appetite for new ideas and they blend and express themselves in interesting ways when I put paint to canvas. I approach life with a great sense of play, which has allowed me to use many disparate concepts as tools in my work. I find the freedom to explore each impulse and leap from whim to whim is what keeps life and art engaging."