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EXHIBITIONS & PRESS ​ - [2023] Group show 'Falling leaves from Babel' at UA Gallery, New York, USA. - [2023] Solo exhibition 'Dilutus' at Espacio Mutante, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Private showroom and open studio in ‘+Contexto’ program by +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'Polifonías Artísticas' at Katari, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'OPUS-21 Perditio' at La Caponata, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show in artists showroom at La ideal Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show and printed publication in 'Piel gallina vol. 4' fanzine, Quito, Ecuador. - [2022] Solo Exhibition at +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. - [2022] Article published at Arte al día, Latam. ​ - [2021] Artist profile published in LF Magazine, Barcelona, Spain. - [2021] Photos published in Photovogue, Worldwide. - [2016] Photos from Dead Can Dance videoclip published in Numéro Mag, France.

EXHIBITIONS & PRESS ​ - [2023] Group show 'Falling leaves from Babel' at UA Gallery, New York, USA. - [2023] Solo exhibition 'Dilutus' at Espacio Mutante, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Private showroom and open studio in ‘+Contexto’ program by +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'Polifonías Artísticas' at Katari, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'OPUS-21 Perditio' at La Caponata, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show in artists showroom at La ideal Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show and printed publication in 'Piel gallina vol. 4' fanzine, Quito, Ecuador. - [2022] Solo Exhibition at +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. url: https://galeriamasarte.com/yo-mi-yo-mi-otro-yo-el-otro-vos-y-mi-gato/ - [2022] Article published at Arte al día, Latam. url: https://es.artealdia.com/Galerias/EL-MUNDO-CONTEMPORANEO-EN-FOTOGRAFIAS ​ - [2021] Artist profile published in LF Magazine, Barcelona, Spain. url: https://lfmagazine.photo/jeronimo-albornoz/ - [2021] Photos published in Photovogue, Worldwide. url: https://www.vogue.com/photovogue/photographers/280163 - [2016] Photos from Dead Can Dance videoclip published in Numéro Mag, France.

ARTIST STATEMENT My practice is born from questioning, from the need for truths and from a search to transfer our subconscious developments into conscious representations in which the viewer can reflect on and openly interpret them from their own experiences. Every piece I work on comes from deep explorations of my psyche and its relationships with contemporary society. In this process, I start by doing rough and randomly texturized underpaintings led by the momentum of creation, almost like an automatic writing exercise. With this, a meditative process of contemplation of these Rorschach-type images begins and from there the final composition emerges, surrendering myself to pure inspiration and the desire to interpret them, allowing my hands and eyes to act as translators of a language. essential, the language of the subconscious. I am particularly interested in topics related to the social fabric and its behaviors, addressing matters of identity, the self, human ancestry and how they are linked to faith, fears and the psychological responses we have to face a biased and excessively controlled world, portrayed from a somewhat stark but redemptive perspective that also shows the timelessness of these issues. I focus on body/being archetypical representations for its power of transmission and universal identification. Working with the human figure, faces and expressions as a primal form of association has allowed me to address collective issues through the individual and by that, express my personal concerns about the world. Formally, I propose an expressionist-neo figurative aesthetic, taking elements of portraiture and abstract painting to work on the border of both worlds. In this way, gesturality in brush strokes, texture and color become meaning-builders rather than simply complementing a representation of reality. Currently, I am exploring the boundaries of beauty as a concept and how “ugly paintings” can portray the current state of the world.

ARTIST STATEMENT My practice is born from questioning, from the need for truths and from a search to transfer our subconscious developments into conscious representations in which the viewer can reflect on and openly interpret them from their own experiences. Every piece I work on comes from deep explorations of my psyche and its relationships with contemporary society. In this process, I start by doing rough and randomly texturized underpaintings led by the momentum of creation, working from automatism. With this, a meditative process of contemplation of these Rorschach-type images begins and from there the final composition emerges, surrendering myself to pure inspiration and the desire to interpret them, allowing my hands and eyes to act as translators of this essential language, the language of the subconscious. I am particularly interested in topics related to the social fabric and its behaviors, addressing matters of identity, the self, human ancestry and how they are linked to faith, fears and the psychological responses we have to face a biased and excessively controlled world, portrayed from a somewhat stark but redemptive perspective that also shows the timelessness of these issues. I focus on body/being archetypical representations for its power of transmission and universal identification. Working with the human figure, faces and expressions as a primal form of association has allowed me to address collective issues through the individual and by that, express my personal concerns about the world. Formally, I propose an expressionist-neo figurative aesthetic, taking elements of portraiture and abstract painting to work on the border of both worlds. In this way, gesturality in brush strokes, texture and color become meaning-builders rather than simply complementing a representation of reality. Currently, I am exploring the boundaries of beauty as a concept and how “ugly paintings” can portray the current state of the world.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - [2023] Uncool Artist Residency Fall 2023, New York, USA. - [2023] Uncool Artist 'ILAP' online workshop for artistic practices, USA - Brazil. - [2019-2021] Commissioned photographs for musicians: Latorre, Curandeira, Siego&Lovdt, Miel, among others, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for UN Women - Raising awareness against domestic violence, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for the Azulado Foundation - Raising awareness against paedophilia on the Internet, Quito, Ecuador. - [2019] Commissioned photographs for fashion designer Lía Padilla's 'Sangre' collection, Quito, Ecuador. - [2011-2019] General production and direction of several television commercials and digital content for Ecuadorian and international brands, Latam.

AWARDS AND HONORS - [2021] Selected for portfolio review at Revela't Photo Festival, Barcelona, Spain. - [2019] Shortlist in Production Design with Mateo Kingman's 'Puerta de sal' music video at Cíclope Festival, Berlin, Germany. - [2016] First prize and official selection for Dead Can Dance's 'Children of the sun' music video in worldwide contest at genero.com, Online.

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BIO

Jerónimo Albornoz is a multidisciplinary artist born in Quito - Ecuador in 1987. Graduated as a film director at Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires - Argentina in 2011. Until 2019 he works in advertising as a general producer and director in his own production company JUGO co. (circa 2015). He has also produced several music videos receiving worldwide recognitions, among which stand out: the first prize in a worldwide contest organized by Genero.com for the videoclip "Children of the sun" by Dead Can Dance, later published in Numéro magazine (France, 2016) and the mention as finalist in Production Design with the videoclip "Puerta de Sal" by Mateo Kingman in Ciclope festival (Germany, 2019).

 

Since 2019 he is dedicated to professional artistic creation generating a vast photographic and pictorial production. Among his achievements the following can be highlighted: the selection for portfolio review at the Revela't photo festival (Spain, 2021), some international publications in media such as Arte al día, LF Magazine and Photovogue, his first solo exhibition at +Arte gallery (Ecuador, 2022) followed by several solo and group shows, he has also been an associate at Uncool Artist (Brazil - USA, 2023) and has formed the art group OPUS-21 (Ecuador, 2023).

AWARDS AND HONORS - [2021] Selected for portfolio review at Revela't Photo Festival, Barcelona, Spain. - [2019] Shortlist in Production Design with Mateo Kingman's 'Puerta de sal' music video at Cíclope Festival, Berlin, Germany. - [2016] First prize and official selection for Dead Can Dance's 'Children of the sun' music video in worldwide contest at genero.com, Online.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - [2023] Uncool Artist Residency Fall 2023, New York, USA. - [2023] Uncool Artist 'ILAP' online workshop for artistic practices, USA - Brazil. - [2019-2021] Commissioned photographs for musicians: Latorre, Curandeira, Siego&Lovdt, Miel, among others, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for UN Women - Raising awareness against domestic violence, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for the Azulado Foundation - Raising awareness against paedophilia on the Internet, Quito, Ecuador. - [2019] Commissioned photographs for fashion designer Lía Padilla's 'Sangre' collection, Quito, Ecuador. - [2011-2019] General production and direction of several television commercials and digital content for Ecuadorian and international brands, Latam.

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