Jesus Fernandez Escobar

JESÚS FERNÁNDEZ ESCOBAR (La Puerta de Segura, Jaén, 1988).
"Projections I".
Mixed media on canvas.
Certificate of authenticity attached.
Measurements: 195x180 cm.

"Projections I" is a dialogue between the technical and the human. On a composition reminiscent of an industrial plane, the figure unfolds: profile and front, study and presence, outline and flesh. The blue body, almost sculptural, emerges as the main volume, while the gray side acts as a memory or previous trace. The gloves -one insinuated, the other vibrant in red- break the neutrality and suggest action, tension, identity. Around them, annotations, grids and technical details do not explain the figure: they question it, measure it, project it... but never contain it completely. It is a work about how we try to fit the human into systems of representation: to measure it, to order it, to understand it. And even so, something always escapes.

Jesús Fernández Escobar's initial training in Mechanical Engineering profoundly influenced his understanding of forms, balance and structural precision, elements that are still present in his pictorial language. He later oriented his path towards the visual arts, obtaining a Master's Degree in Art from the University of Seville in 2020, where he is currently developing his research as a doctoral student in Art and Heritage. Throughout his career he has received several awards, including the 1st Prize of Painting Puerta de Segura (Jaén, 2014), in addition to being a finalist in competitions such as Emilio Ollero (2015 and 2016), the Ibercaja Prize (2015), the Mercedes Fernández Contest (2017) and Carta Puebla (Ciudad Real, 2025).

His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions both in Spain and internationally, highlighting shows in spaces such as Art Cuestion Gallery (Madrid), M.A.D. Gallery (Milan) or ART FAIR Malaga. He has also participated in exhibitions such as Vandelvira (Úbeda, 2020), Utopía (Morón de la Frontera, 2020), La Modelo y los Artistas (Úbeda, 2019) and Línea (Jaén, 2018), as well as exhibiting continuously since 2012 at the Santa Clara Museum in Zafra. His paintings are part of private collections in different countries in Europe, the United States, China or Mexico. He currently develops his work from his studio in Puente de Génave (Jaén), where he continues to explore new pictorial possibilities within his artistic research.