• Overview

    “My paintings are a celebration of color and light. I use a wide range of pastel hues to create dreamlike and evocative images. My lines are clean and precise, and my compositions are balanced and harmonious."

    Joaquin Valdez is a self-taught artist based in Chicago. Highly influenced by his professional background in marketing and advertising, Valdez interlaces this motivate through his work in form, line, design and striking color. Attracted to the nuances of everyday life, his subject matter and composition serve to create a strong image driven narrative that is easily translated and highly emotive.

     

    Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Joaquin produces work of significant beauty. His union of opposing colors is random and systemic at once and key to his signature style. His subtle use of light to inject and enliven oddly familiar scenes, from a somewhat obscure perspective, adds a sense of dimensionality.

     

    With a progressive approach and “perseverance, passion and creativity” at the core of his work, Joaquin Valdez is an artist to watch. He is represented in the Denmark, London, Hong Kong, Australia, and the U.S with work continuing to populate established collectors’ circles around the globe.

  • Works
    • Table For One
      Table For One
    • Après Vous
      Après Vous
    • Ci Vediamo Presto
      Ci Vediamo Presto
    • Don't Ask Me About My Business
      Don't Ask Me About My Business
    • Pre-Game
      Pre-Game
    • Gentle Giant
      Gentle Giant
    • No Man Is An Island
      No Man Is An Island
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