Overview
Jaime Velazquez
Identity, collective memory and new technologies intersect to form my visual narrative.
The work of the Cadiz artist Jaime Velázquez establishes an automatic disconnection between the limits of reality and fiction. His particular dialogue between figuration and digital abstraction, sprinkled with urban language, facilitates the interpretation of everyday situations generated by the lack of coherence of current languages. Velázquez infects his work with a utopian perspective, a reality that is reflected in his paintings through characters uprooted from their own vital essence, doomed to a kind of limbo programmed by the algorithm that directs our destiny.  The moral anguish of his characters contrasts with a constant luminosity in his paintings, using bright colours and distant-looking figures, captivating the viewer and reflecting the chaotic influence of a world dominated by technology. His work aims to provoke reflection on a society trapped in the maelstrom of urban consumerism and uncertainty.
 
Velazquez holds a degree in Fine Arts, specialising in Engraving, Silkscreen and Graphic Design from the University of Seville, and a Master's degree in Heritage, Archaeology and Maritime History. Velazquez has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions and his work has been selected in renowned competitions and group exhibitions, such as the Rafael Zabaleta International Painting Competition and the BMW Painting Prize.
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Biography
Jaime Velazquez

Jaime Velázquez was born in Cádiz in 1987 and is a young emerging artist with a solid background in visual arts. He studied a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts at the Santa Isabel de Hungría Faculty in Seville, where he specialised in screen printing, engraving, lithography and graphic design. He has also obtained a Master's Degree in Historical Heritage from the University of Cadiz.


Jaime Velázquez's work is a profound reflection of his context and the times in which he lives. Through his visual narrative, he explores themes of great relevance, such as immigration, identity issues in all their dimensions, globalisation, new technologies and collective historical memory. His artwork stands out for its ability to address complex and contemporary issues in a powerful and provocative way.


Velázquez has participated in numerous group exhibitions and has received important recognition in the field of art. Among his most notable achievements is the First Prize The Gustavo Bacarisas Award at the 44th International Art Competition of Gibraltar, in which the jury was chaired by the artist Tim Shaw.


In addition, he has had the honour of exhibiting individually in renowned venues such as The Fine Arts Gallery in Gibraltar, the Alfonso X El Sabio Exhibition Hall in El Puerto de Santa María, and more recently in the Manolo Alés Gallery in La Línea de la Concepción. In 2023, he participated in the prestigious Estampa Fair, with the Isolina Arbulu Gallery, consolidating his presence in the national art scene.

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