Juan Jimenez

Autorretrato

Acrylic on wood

"As an immigrant from Colombia, my roots have had an impact in my work. I imagine technology as a tool everyone should have access to, to better manifest our most desired purpose. The future is often depicted as tragic with world-ending chaos, but I believe the future could be prosperous in harmony with nature.

I wonder how humanity will experience life in the next decades and how technology will shape our interaction with spirituality, our planet, and the cosmos? What role will machines play in society? I try to use these topics as the foundation of my work."

– Juan Jimenez

About the artist

Juan Jimenez

Juan Jimenez (b. 1985, Colombia), has been drawing and painting since the early age of four. As a child, he was drawn to comic books, sci-fi films, and global street art. This led him to the discovery of street artists B, Guache, ReederOne, and visual artists Alex Grey, H.R. Giger, and Hajime Sorayama. In 2005, determined to master his pencil technique, Juan moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. While there, he met professor Gerry Hoag, who taught him the intricacies of human anatomy and portrait drawing.

Post-college he moved to New York City, where he established himself as Pincel Galactic in the booming Latino art scene of Brooklyn and Queens. It is under this identity that he further defined his artistic style. Drawing from elements of Latin American culture and the modernity of New York City, he was inspired to create a series of works that intersect futurism, third-world traditions, and states of consciousness.

To create his series of works he uses acrylic paint on various surfaces such as wood panels and illustration boards, as well as digital productions. Along with creating paintings and illustrations, Juan has expanded into album cover art, book covers, animated music videos, video jockey performances, murals, and fashion design. In 2019, he was selected by Samsung as a celebrated Latinx artist who incorporates his cultural history into his works of art.