Terán

TERÁN (Chile, 1974).
“Tribute to Banksy.” Tribute to Geniuses series, 2026.
Oil on canvas.
Signed on the side. Signed, dated, and titled on the back.
Measurements: 60 x 60 cm.
In this painting, Terán draws inspiration from Banksy’s famous graffiti piece, *Follow Your Dreams — Cancelled*. The work originally appeared on a wall in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood in May 2010, during one of Banksy’s first urban interventions in the United States.
Terán’s “Tribute to the Geniuses” series is built precisely on this idea of a dialogue between artists from different eras. As the exhibition catalog notes, Terán proposes a return to painting as a symbolic strategy, creating works that evoke admired artists without resorting to mere copying or pastiche. His interest lies not in reproducing the styles of others, but in establishing connections with those artists who have shaped his artistic training and sensibility. A graduate with a degree in Fine Arts and a resident of Spain for decades, Manuel Terán has developed an international career characterized by artistic experimentation and constant dialogue with the major figures of modernism. From his first exhibitions in Chile in the 1990s to his most recent projects in Europe, his work has moved between figuration, the reinterpretation of historical images, and reflection on the very act of painting.