Juan Narowé

Inspired by different artistic disciplines, from literature to cinema, Juan Narowé works across different media in ever changing paintings that oscillate between old and new. Often adding or erasing layers to his works, taking already existing fragments and modifying them, Narowé creates material palimpsests: the trace encounters the new, in an interplay of timeframes. The formal language of the works is simple, almost childish, pure in intention and style. The naivity of the subjects, portrayed while walking or simply sitting, is sweet: there is a sense of intimacy to the protagonists, as if the artists is able to enter their private thoughts and dreams and deliver them onto linen or paper.

The density of the paint and the thickness of the line make the contrast surface-drawing even stronger, enforcing this sense of closeness between the viewer and the subject matter.

Juan Narowé (Brazil, 1993) is an artist based in Barcelona. His work ranges from drawing and painting to graphic art, digital art, books and other media. His recent exhibitions include 'Todo es Color', The Curators Room, Amsterdam (2022); MECAIntro presents Narowé, São Paulo (2018); Morreu, Space Orbit, Tokyo (2016); ÀOBRA, UFMG Cultural Center, Belo Horizonte (2015); Altiplana, Elevado, São Paulo (2015); Desenho Inacabado, FUNARTE MG, Belo Horizonte (2014).

His works were also included in collective institutional exhibitions such as Muestra De Arte Joven En La Rioja, Logroño (2018); FIF International Photography Festival, Belo Horizonte (2017); Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo (2016 and 2017); New York Art Book Fair, New York (2017). Has books ... show more

Inspired by different artistic disciplines, from literature to cinema, Juan Narowé works across different media in ever changing paintings that oscillate between old and new. Often adding or erasing layers to his works, taking already existing fragments and modifying them, Narowé creates material palimpsests: the trace encounters the new, in an interplay of timeframes. The formal language of the works is simple, almost childish, pure in intention and style. The naivity of the subjects, portrayed while walking or simply sitting, is sweet: there is a sense of intimacy to the protagonists, as if the artists is able to enter their private thoughts and dreams and deliver them onto linen or paper.

The density of the paint and the thickness of the line make the contrast surface-drawing even stronger, enforcing this sense of closeness between the viewer and the subject matter.

Juan Narowé (Brazil, 1993) is an artist based in Barcelona. His work ranges from drawing and painting to graphic art, digital art, books and other media. His recent exhibitions include 'Todo es Color', The Curators Room, Amsterdam (2022); MECAIntro presents Narowé, São Paulo (2018); Morreu, Space Orbit, Tokyo (2016); ÀOBRA, UFMG Cultural Center, Belo Horizonte (2015); Altiplana, Elevado, São Paulo (2015); Desenho Inacabado, FUNARTE MG, Belo Horizonte (2014).

His works were also included in collective institutional exhibitions such as Muestra De Arte Joven En La Rioja, Logroño (2018); FIF International Photography Festival, Belo Horizonte (2017); Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo (2016 and 2017); New York Art Book Fair, New York (2017). Has books

published by the publishers Santa Rosa, Argentina (2017); Meli-Melo Press, São Paulo (2016-2017); Plana and Cosac Naify, São Paulo (2016).