JUAN DANÉS
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
From childhood, he expressed his passion for drawing and painting. He studied architecture in the class of 1977 at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, later becoming a professor in the architecture faculty of the same institution.
He worked as a designer, creating projects for the construction of offices and residences.
Since the early 1980s, he has worked professionally in the visual arts. He has had several solo and group exhibitions. His work is present in various private collections in Mexico and abroad.
Currently, he dedicates his time to producing artwork while also working as a painting instructor.
About his work: The characters that inhabit him appear on his canvases, unfolding before our eyes. His painting is himself; he expresses himself, he paints himself, his phantoms, his imaginary formations. A repeated gesture that glides on the tips of the brushes; what is seen multiplies into what is visible for our eyes to explore. It surprises us, it compels us to look, it shatters appearances, multiplies layers, and gives birth to characters.
The viewer strives to understand, but if his painting manages to make them feel beyond mere sight, if aesthetic perception overcomes the limitations of cognition, the painter feels satisfied in establishing that intimate dialogue.
From childhood, he expressed his passion for drawing and painting. He studied architecture in the class of 1977 at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, later becoming a professor in the architecture faculty of the same institution.
He worked as a designer, creating projects for the construction of offices and residences.
Since the early 1980s, he has worked professionally in the visual arts. He has had several solo and group exhibitions. His work is present in various private collections in Mexico and abroad.
Currently, he dedicates his time to producing artwork while also working as a painting instructor.
About his work: The characters that inhabit him appear on his canvases, unfolding before our eyes. His painting is himself; he expresses himself, he paints himself, his phantoms, his imaginary formations. A repeated gesture that glides on the tips of the brushes; what is seen multiplies into what is visible for our eyes to explore. It surprises us, it compels us to look, it shatters appearances, multiplies layers, and gives birth to characters.
The viewer strives to understand, but if his painting manages to make them feel beyond mere sight, if aesthetic perception overcomes the limitations of cognition, the painter feels satisfied in establishing that intimate dialogue.