About The Artist
Pace "Pachi" LaVia has spent the past 30 years as a traveling musician and freelance creative director. Pachi leverages several decades of creative experience and his love for music to venture into the world of fine art for luxury interiors. Infusing his passion for guitars with his deep-rooted understanding of design, Pachi meticulously transforms new and rescued stringed instruments into "wall jewelry" — elaborate sculptures, melding "found objects" with intensely deliberate design. Each piece is a chronicle of the destruction of high function and complete re-imagination into pure form. Pachi creates one-of-a-kind statement sculptures, simultaneously elegant and opulent, that produce a visual crescendo in any room they inhabit.
Artist’s Statement
I have found that my fantastical multi-medium assemblages have a high “wow factor.” I believe that's what a statement piece should be about — eliciting an emotional response upon first sight. Why do people have such visceral reactions to my guitars? I believe it's because the guitar is far more than just another gratuitous piece of decor. For many of us, it's the lead instrument in life's soundtrack—an iconic and emblematic archetype of popular culture, epitomizing sensual pleasure, masterful expression, and communal joy.
My process involves as much time silently staring, pondering, and imagining as it does meticulously hand-setting hundreds of curated artifacts. Each piece begins with its own serendipitous discovery of hidden treasures and evolves through several iterations into a refined, thematic assemblage, ensuring each work is utterly unique. I'm on a mission to create high quality fine art that transforms luxury spaces, elevates moods, and sparks conversations.