Jesús Aguado
Exhibition runs: December 7th, 2024 – January 5th, 2025
Haven Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Spanish artist Jesús Aguado for his sixth exhibition at the gallery. Aguado’s surrealistic portraits weave together human and animal attributes, creating the personification of symbols and an altered state of being.
A play on historical portraiture, one finds the surreal influence of comics, with a penchant for spectacle, to create hyperactive environments that captivate the viewer, immersing them into a world that is both strange yet exuberant. Aguado’s creativity and impressive technique shape a world beyond our dreams, pressing the viewer to think beyond the limits of their own imagination.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jesus Aguado graduated in Fine Arts and started working for different publishing companies. Several years have already passed and what encourages him most to go ahead is the constant search of new styles and ways of expression through drawing. Keen on comic, he’s already been awarded in several competitions (Elgoibar, Tomelloso, Portugalete, Salamanca). His illustrations are recognized by many schoolchildren because they appear in a lot of textbooks. Among other publishing companies, he collaborates with Anaya, Edelvives, Santillana, Siruela, Vicens Vives, Baula, Bruño, Casals, Kumon, Grimm Press (Taiwan) He has also worked for Junta de Castilla y León and Ser Padres Hoy magazine.
