Juan Andrés Marin Forero
Bogotá, D.C., Bogotá
I explore what cannot be said—images where silence, gesture, and erasure reveal beauty beyond language.
Message
Juan Andrés Marín (Colombia, 2000) is a visual artist based in Bogotá. His work explores the tensions between beauty and suffering, memory and disappearance, through painting and works on paper. A Design graduate from Universidad de los Andes, he developed an approach that intertwines aesthetics and emotion, consolidated in his thesis Tattoo Performance: Amina.
In 2024, he completed a program in Modern and Contemporary Art and Design at MoMA. He was a finalist for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 and exhibited at Bankside Gallery (London), Galería Espacio Alterno, and the Uniandinos auction. He has also participated in Feria del Millón, Circuito de Arte de Cartagena, and was recognized by Galería Umbral as an emerging artist. His practice proposes images where the raw and the sublime coexist, creating spaces of contemplation, intuition, and silence.
Statement
The human body, in constant motion, is a central component of my work. I am fascinated by its ability to adapt and transform, and how, in its rawest and purest state, it shapes the spaces it inhabits. In my creative process, the body and the environment engage in a dialogue, reflecting the struggle and resilience of those forced to live on the margins.
Through my art, I do not seek to simply portray a moment in history through my personal experiences, but rather to evoke an atmosphere. I aim to compose a space where the souls of both the depicted and the audience can flourish, leaving us with feelings that are raw and pure. It’s within this emotional and sensorial space that the boundaries between the observer and the observed dissolve, allowing for a shared human experience.
I believe art is a vehicle for transformation, where both the artist and the viewer have the responsibility to give voice to those silenced spaces. My work is a call for dialogue and reflection, with the hope of fostering change.