"BAYROL JIMÉNEZ MANAGES TO PORTRAY – THROUGH THE INFINITE COLOR RANGES THAT CHARACTERISE HIS CREATIONS – THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, NATURAL PREDISPOSITION THAT HUMANS HAVE TO BE CRUEL AGAINST EACH OTHER. HE DOES SO BY SHOWING THESE PHANTASMAGORIC CREATIONS THAT SHOW THIS NETHERWORLD, THIS EVIL SIDE, WHILE ALSO SHOWING IN AN EXCEPTIONALLY PECULIAR WAY, THE WAY OF LIFE, CULTURE AND TRADITION OF THE TOLTEC CULTURE, WHICH HAS FORGED THE BEING AND WISDOM OF THE MEXICAN PEOPLE TO THIS DAY."
- AINA LINO, METAL MAGAZINE, 2022
Bayrol Jiménez (b. 1984 in Oaxaca, Mexico) lives and works in Oaxaca. He studied at the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving, La Esmeralda, Mexico City, Mexico and at the Villa Arson National Superior School of Art in Nice, France. Jiménez’s works assume a wide variety of forms (drawing, painting, sculpture, performance), yet he remains committed to a form of edgy ink drawing that is reminiscent of comic-strip panels, the vernacular Mexican culture of sign painters and vaqueros books. Executing his drawings on a variety of papers with materials such as bold pen and ink to watercolor, gouache and acrylic (sometimes on large loose sheets of paper directly pinned on the wall, other times directly executed on the wall itself), he constantly explores the formal possibilities of framing on variable sizes to juxtapose and simultaneously create disparate assembled groups of pen and ink illustrations.
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Clairvoyance, 2023Painting - Oil on linenIn 2 parts, each: 100 x 81 cm (39 x 32 in)
Overall: 100 x 162 cm (39 x 64 in)
Framed Dimensions, each: 103 x 84 x 6 cm (40 x 33 x 2 in) -
Tonantzin (our mother), 2023Painting - Oil on linen80 x 60 cm (32 x 24 in)
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Urban nature, 2023Painting - Oil on canvas and wood in artist frame126 x 96 x 5 cm (50 x 38 x 2 in)
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Final boss, 2023Painting - Acrylic on canvas and wood in artist frame126 x 96 x 5 cm (50 x 38 x 2 in)
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Chismes, 2023Painting - Oil on canvas and wood in artist frame126 x 96 x 5 cm (50 x 38 x 2 in)
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Mountain Spirit, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Fall, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Living Flower Vase, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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The Spirit of the Corn Seeds, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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¡Ma Chapultepec ninalti!, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas200 x 160 cm (79 x 63 in)
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El último rey, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Encuentro con el destino, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas200 x 220 cm (79 x 87 in)
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mother, 2022Painting - Acrylic and oil on linen78 x 58 cm (31 x 23 in)
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paisaje fetiche, 2022Painting - Acrylic and oil on linen78 x 58 cm (31 x 23 in)
Framed Dimensions: 81 x 61 x 5 cm (32 x 25 x 2 in) -
amphibian, 2022Painting - Acrylic and oil on linen78 x 58 cm (31 x 23 in)
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La fiesta del chapulín (grasshopper party), 2022Painting - Oil on linen159 x 139 cm (63 x 55 in)
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Movimiento Emulación madera (Movement Wood emulation), 2022Painting - Oil on canvas95 x 98 cm (37 x 39 in)
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Pesticida, 2022Painting - Oil on canvas93 x 101 cm (37 x 40 in)
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El danzante, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Explorer, 2021Sculpture - Acrylic paint on paper mâché and artisanal paper sheet126 x 72 x 40 cm (50 x 28 x 16 in)
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Comedy in metamorphosis, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas150 x 150 cm (59 x 59 in)
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Coatlicue, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Desesperación, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Paraíso subterraneo, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Tótec, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Xolomes, 2021Painting - Oil on canvas200 x 160 cm (79 x 63 in)
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El destino, 2021Painting - Oil on canvasIn two parts, each: 200 x 220 cm (79 x 87 in)
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Abstract poison, 2020Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Vitaminless, 2020Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Mala cara (Bad face), 2020Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Human_Natura, 2020Painting - Oil on canvas180 x 140 cm (71 x 55 in)
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Grass on a Busy Street
Bayrol Jiménez 28 Oct - 2 Dec 2022 SeoulPeres Projects is pleased to present Grass on a Busy Street, Bayrol Jiménez’ (b. 1984 in Oaxaca, MX) second solo exhibition with the gallery and his first in Asia.Read more -
News from the Netherworld
Bayrol Jiménez 18 Feb - 18 Mar 2022 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present News from the Netherworld, Bayrol Jiménez’ (b. 1984 in Oaxaca, MX) first solo exhibition at the gallery.Read more -
Utopia
Group Show 26 Nov 2021 - 7 Jan 2022 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present Utopia, a group exhibition with works by Sholto Blissett, Harm Gerdes, Nicholas Grafia, Donna Huanca, Bayrol Jiménez, Shuang Li, Cajsa von Zeipel and Ziping...Read more
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8 Buzzworthy Artists to Watch from Felix LA
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Power Battles
Aina Lino and Mercedes Rosés, Metal Magazine, February 1, 2022 -
“Utopia” opens at Peres Projects
Nina Maria Schaarschmidt, Sleek Magazine, November 30, 2021 -
News: Elliot Tupac and Bayrol Jimenez @ North Shield Metro/Bamburgh House, Newcastle
Narc Magazine, June 12, 2015 -
El Peso Muerto de los Días Perididos de Bayrol Jiménez
GAS TV, May 22, 2014 -
2000-2012: l’art mexicain en résistance
Claire Luna , La Vie des idées, October 9, 2012 -
Bayrol Jiménez
Lillian Davies, Artforum, June 1, 2012 -
Bayrol Jiménez: la oscuridad de un camino sin fin
María de Chai, 20 minutos, June 27, 2008
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Art OnO
19 - 21 Apr 2024Peres Projects is participating in ART OnO 2024 . We will present works by Yoo Jung Ellie CHOI, Nicholas GRAFIA , Donna HUANCA , Jeremy...Read more -
ARCO Madrid
8 - 10 Mar 2024Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s ARCO Madrid from March 8 – 10, 2024. We will present new works by...Read more -
Art Dubai
1 - 3 Mar 2024Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Dubai from March 1 – 3, 2024. We will present new works by...Read more -
Frieze London
11 - 15 Oct 2023Peres Projects looks forward to participating in Frieze London 2023 with a curated booth that will showcase a selection of works by artists from the...Read more -
Art Basel
13 - 18 Jun 2023Peres Projects looks forward to presenting a curated booth for Art Basel 2023 with a selection of new works by artists from the gallery program,...Read more -
Art Busan
5 - 7 May 2023Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in Art Busan from May 5 – 7, 2023. VIP Preview: May 4, 2023.Read more -
ARCO Madrid
24 - 26 Feb 2023Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in ARCO Madrid from February 24 – 26, 2023. VIP Preview: February 22 – 23, 2023.Read more -
ART SG
12 - 15 Jan 2023Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in Art SG from January 12 – 15, 2023. VIP Preview: January 11, 2023.Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
1 - 3 Dec 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Basel Miami from December 1 – 3, 2022. VIP Preview: November 29 –...Read more -
Kiaf SEOUL
2 - 5 Sep 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Kiaf SEOUL from September 2 – 5, 2022. VIP Preview: September 2, 2022.Read more -
Art Basel
16 - 19 Jun 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Basel from June 16 – 19, 2022. VIP Preview: June 13 – 15,...Read more -
Art Busan
12 - 15 May 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Busan from May 12 – 15, 2022. VIP Preview: May 12, 2022.Read more -
ARCO Madrid
23 - 27 Feb 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s ARCO Madrid from February 23 – 27, 2022. VIP Preview: February 23, 2022.Read more -
Felix Art Fair
17 - 20 Feb 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Felix Art Fair from February 17 – 20, 2022. VIP Preview: February 17, 2022.Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
2 - 4 Dec 2021Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach from December 2 – December 4, 2021. VIP Preview: November...Read more