JJ Jarin
Overview
“My works are poetic meditations on mutualism and symbiosis; an invitation to the viewer to explore their own personal narratives of hope, grit and endless persistence.” - JJ Jarin
JJ Jarin’s works tackle the mundane, day-to-day symbiosis between living and non-living things, which often go unnoticed. Using plants and architectural spaces as the main subjects in his works, Jarin explores the relationship humans have with the spaces they occupy, and the stories that might be birthed within these exchanges.
From a wistful ray of sunlight on a small, isolated balcony, to playful compositions filled with bold striking colours, Jarin’s paintings remove the viewer from the present and guide them through scenic and imaginative journeys.
His works are poetic meditations on mutualism and symbiosis; an invitation to the viewer to explore his own personal narratives of hope, grit and endless persistence.
Biography
JJ Jarin (b.1992) is an artist based in Manila, Philippines. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Technological University of the Philippines in 2013. Since 2014,his work has been exhibited extensively across the Philippines and in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Recent solo exhibitions include: A Plant, A Chair, A Sit-Down Affair (Space Encounters Gallery, Philippines, 2022) Stable Are The Roots That Anchor The Whole (Blanc Gallery, Philippines, 2020); Fake Happy (Blanc Gallery, Philippines, 2019) Uncharted Territories (Blanc Gallery, Philippines, 2018); Béton Brut (Art Underground Manila, Philippines, 2018) and DITO KITA IIWAN (Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Philippines, 2017). He has presented three duo shows at Art Underground, Philippines (2021); Blanc Gallery, Philippines (2017) and Pleat Gallery, USA, Online (2017).
His work has been featured in group exhibitions with: Leon Gallery, Philippines (2022), Delphina Gallery, London, Online (2021); Galerie Stephanie, Philippines (2021); ALT FAIR PHILIPPINES (2020); Artery Space, Philippines (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016); Limbo, Philippines (2019); Blanc Gallery, Philippines (2019); Village Art Gallery, Philippines (2019, 2018); Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Philippines (2019); George Caleb Bingham Gallery, USA (2018) and Tam-Awan Gallery, Philippines (2018) among others.
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