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Patricio Jijón |
Mi trabajo reciente puede calificarse como dibujo poético. A pesar de tener una base figurativa, en el proceso mis pinturas van tornándose abstractas, hasta adquirir una carga que es más emocional o simbólica, que narrativa. No puedo hablar de los temas de mis pinturas sin hablar de sentimientos: para mí anarquía, pacifismo, misticismo, no son solamente ideas, sino formas de sentir el mundo en diferentes momentos y circunstancias. Mis cuadros nacen de un espíritu incrédulo que no puede evitar presentir que hay fuerzas que mueven el cosmos. Quizás por eso siento una gran afinidad con algunas ideas surrealistas y, más particularmente, con la psicomagia de Alejandro Jodorowski, a la vez grave y extravagante.
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My recent work can be described as poetic drawing. In spite of having a figurative base, in the process my paintings have become abstract, acquiring a load that is more emotional or symbolic, than narrative. I spend my time thinking and dreaming of my pictures, but when I begin to paint them it is the impromptu of the first brush the one that determines the line. In that sense, my work owes is it to expressionism. I cannot speak of the subjects of my paintings without speaking of feelings. For me anarchy, pacifism, mysticism, are not only ideas, but ways to feel the world at different moments and circumstances. My pictures are born from an incredulous spirit that cannot avoid to feel that there are forces that move the cosmos. Perhaps for that reason I feel a great affinity with some surrealistic ideas and, more particularly, with the psycho magic of Alejandro Jodorowsky, simultaneously serious and bizarre. I believe that this ambiguous sensitivity is very of my generation, informed and astonished by the new world. |
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| BIO ESPAÑOL |
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Patricio Jijón |
Nací en la ciudad de Quito, Ecuador. Desde niño, estudié en distintas escuelas y talleres de arte. Realicé mi primera serie de 30 óleos a los quince años, en el taller de Carlos Maldonado. |
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I was born in the city of Quito, Ecuador. Since my early childhood, I studied in different schools and factories from art. I created my first series of 30 oils at the age of 15 years, in the factory of Carlos Maldonado. The one thing I can highlight about my school years is that I actually wanted to become a biologist, but my grades would not allow it and so the trauma of being rejected from the school system gradually transformed itself into an absolute dedication towards painting and music. I played the bass and guitar in jazz and experimental rock groups such Dentro de Helena, la Tetarra y los Microtonales, Dion, among others. Further into life, I studied graphic design in Chile where I was influenced with movies and books of Alejandro Jodorowsky as well as Humberto Maturana. |
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