About:
J. Kesín is a German-born contemporary artist based in Valencia, Spain. Working primarily with oil and acrylic, his paintings use layering to construct alternative ways of seeing a subject.
Beginning with subjects that may be personal, social or sensory, Kesín builds compositions in which different elements coexist, overlap and partially obscure one another. As the paintings develop, the initial subject becomes less explicit and new relationships emerge through the process itself. The resulting works resist fixed interpretations, leaving space for individual associations.
Kesín has exhibited in galleries and public spaces in Spain, and his works are held in private and institutional collections across Europe.
Work:
Series ‘Anima’:
Anima is a series of layered abstractions that give form to how animals might sense the environments imposed upon them. Shapes and gestures shift between chaos and stillness, echoing the fragile boundaries between species.
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Series ‘Mediterranean Visions’:
This series was created in 2024 for the exhibition ‘What Remains’ in Valencia. It was inspired by the idea of the Mediterranean region as a place of constant movement and transformation.
The works follow the constraints given by the concept of the exhibition: All are on A3 300g Arches paper, and there were only five acrylic colours from ‘Liquitex’ used, plus black and white.
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Series ‘Mindscapes’:
Utilising a layered technique and incorporating patterns reminiscent of camouflage designs, the paintings in the ‘Mindscapes’ series are concerned with themes related to identity, social interaction, and psychological concepts.
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Series ‘City Limits’ & ‘Konstrukt’:
‘City Limits’ revolves around cities in moments of crisis. Through alienation of historical images and the use of additional layers and elements, the works aim to reach beyond the moments captured in the original photos, to issues of the present day. ‘Konstrukt’ is a purely abstract extension, focussing on cities and city life.
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Series ‘Future Relics’:
‘Future Relics’ showcase artefacts of our culture’s relationship with animals; like cages, egg cartons and weapons, with shapes and symbols overlaid. These images were conceived from the perspective of a hypothetical future society that has long consigned the use of animal products to its history books, prompting speculation about their reflection on our present-day practices of animal production and utilisation.
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Series ‘Stripes’ and ‘Horizons’:
The series ‘Stripes’ comprises abstract representations of the artist’s perception of different subjects. ‘Panther’, a visualisation of Rilke’s poem was the starting point of the series.
Subsequent works have been concerned with places and times that had a significant meaning for the artist. Here the different layers may represent facets like landscape, architecture, people, history, events….
The series ‘Horizons’ focuses more on current affairs and general concepts. The constraints of the strong vertical orientation give way to less uniform compositions, and more emphasis is placed on the application of thin, transparent layers.
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