Jorge Hernández

Jorge Hernández | Lucky Cat

Jorge Hernández

Lucky Cat, 2022

Acrílico y resina sobre tabla

90 x 80 cm

Aurora Vigil-Escalera

Gijón, España

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about Jorge Hernández

Huelva, 1973

Jorge Hernandez's paintings depict scenes inspired by pop art and classic Hollywood with great compositional talent and a clear narrative intent. Characters decked out in vintage costumes populate vast landscapes and modern architectures wrapped in an air of mystery reminiscent of film noir and directors like Hitchcock and Kubrick. Hernandez's ability to confront decontextualized elements with the use of established canons leads the viewer to imagine an entire story within the frozen moment he or she is contemplating. The use of a glossy resin to cover the paint gives the final painting a timeless, slow-moving, almost dreamlike appearance. His most recent series is characterized by the use of monochrome backgrounds in which the artist gives prominence to his pigments and resins, and introduces a single of his recognizable figures submerged in the center as a diver but, in his usual game of contrasts and similarities, the googles the character is wearing are for virtual reality.

about the artist's works

The canvases of Jorge Hernandez collect narrative iconographies of cinematic reminiscences. They include American cinema noir, Hitchcockian suspense and direct references to directors such as Kubrick.  Each work, like a frame, tells a story and the resinous patina that covers them encapsulates the scenes, giving them timelessness and a certain mystery. Jorge constantly investigates the human condition in his work, exploring the possibilities of pop aesthetics and the influence that prominent figures such as Hopper and Hockney have had on his work. To do so, he appropriates an imagination taken mainly from social networks and whose findings he captures, in a single frame, through intimate stories full of decontextualizations, blurs and cinematographic shots that are disconcerting but at the same time, suggestive and attractive.

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Carlos Tárdez

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Gerard Mas

Sarcófago, 2023

Madera de ciprés policromada

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Rafa Macarrón | ST

Rafa Macarrón

ST, 2019

Mixta sobre lienzo con detalles tridimensionales

183 x 183 cm

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Ana Malta

Não são só os gatos, 2023

Mixed media on canvas

120 x 100 cm

Carlos Albert | Geometric blue sailboat

Carlos Albert

Geometric blue sailboat, 2024

Acero corten pintado

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Faustino Ruiz de la Peña | Gulliver's travels

Faustino Ruiz de la Peña

Gulliver's travels, 2023

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Isabel Alonso Vega | Red II

Isabel Alonso Vega

Red II, 2021

Caja de metacrilato y tinta

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Joël Person | Série Bruits du Monde 6

Joël Person

Série Bruits du Monde 6, 2017-2023

Grafito sobre papel

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Ana Monsó | All I wanna hear

Ana Monsó

All I wanna hear, 2023

Acrílicos, pasteles, lápices, rotuladores, spray sobre lienzo

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Belén Gonzalo Arroyo | Hablar Sin Palabras

Belén Gonzalo Arroyo

Hablar Sin Palabras, 2023

Acrílico Sobre Lienzo

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Charles Villeneuve | Madrid, Plaza de Cibeles I

Charles Villeneuve

Madrid, Plaza de Cibeles I, 2023

Acuarela y tinta sobre papel

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Eduardo Vega de Seoane | Jo

Eduardo Vega de Seoane

Jo, 2023

Acrílico y óleo sobre lienzo

160 x 210 cm

Iván Quesada | Peinando a las niñas

Iván Quesada

Peinando a las niñas, 2024

Acrylic on canvas

162 x 130 cm

Kim Sohyoung | People (10-153)

Kim Sohyoung

People (10-153), 2023

Acrylic on wood

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Natalia Romanciuc

Lovers, 2022

Mixed media on paper

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