Spanish painter Jesús Uclés creates bold and stylistically rich paintings. Canvases are filled with surreal and figurative forms, rendered brightly and spiritedly. Inspired simultaneously by Spanish folk art, Miro and Picasso, Uclés' work is embedded with the influences of its artistic predecessors. Working in acrylics, watercolors, and oil, the artist employs his materials with a masterful ease and an interest in experimentation. The lines of his paintings transform from the fluid to the geometric – revealing his interest in a spectrum of technical and aesthetic possibilities. Committed to filling entire canvases with activity and stunning color, Uclés' imagination cultivates scenes of fantasy and symbols which enchant viewers into the work to become immersed in its lush and vibrant tableaux. As an artist and storyteller, he strives to develop a unique symbolic and stylistic language. While his artwork attempts to explain the complexities of human emotion, it also continuously celebrates its dynamism.
Born in Valencia, Spain, Jesús Uclés currently lives and works in Barcelona.