Short Bio
ojolo: abel garcía jiménez, a mexican visual artist exploring introspection, digital mythology, and symbolic perception through a blend of traditional and generative art.
Statement
Ojolo’s work begins with intuition and chaos—an emotional archaeology in constant tension between the inner self and the collective psyche. He works with fragments: dreamlike visuals, overloaded symbols, textures that scratch at memory. His visual universe explores the act of seeing with different eyes—internal, defiant, and unsettling. Through digital tools, painting, and collage, he constructs visual spaces that invite viewers to lose and find themselves. Rather than providing answers, he seeks resonance. Each piece attempts to grasp what constantly slips away: the unnamable, the uncertain, the flame that burns without consuming. His language fuses the brutal with the poetic, mirroring the raw complexity of human emotion. In a world saturated with hollow images, Ojolo aims to create presence. His work is an eye turned inward—Ojolo is the eye that sees through.
Biography
Ojolo (abel garcía jiménez) is a Mexican visual artist and creative director based in Mexico City. His work explores introspection, emotional memory, and daily delirium through digital media, painting, installation, and collage. With an aesthetic that fuses the brutal and the lyrical, he creates images that speak to viewers on a symbolic and sensory level. His background in design, visual storytelling, and global campaigns adds a unique communicative power to his artistic practice. He has been featured in digital platforms, emerging art calls, and independent curatorial spaces. Ojolo’s goal is not just to exhibit but to provoke deep, intimate reactions—eyes that see differently, gazes that transform. His complete portfolio is available at ojolo.com.mx
Resume / CV
education and professional background
emerging digital and plasctic artista, self-taught since 1990. mexico city
· taller centenario coyoacán / engraving workshop, several engraving technics
2003 to 2005. mexico city
creative director and audiovisual production manager,advertising and social communication agency
2007 to 2018. mexico city
exhibitions
installation ‘tr3s’. museo de la ciudad. 2007. querétaro, méxico
installation ‘the mexican’. libertad gallery. 2008. querétaro, méxico
commissions
oil on compressed cardboard ‘ligia-fender-eye’. 2023. méxico. ligia urroz -private collector
professional experience
freelance artist – self-employed - ojolo
/ mar 2010 - present
awards, publications and short films selections on film festivals
national bicentennial award in visual arts: first place on installation. 2010. querétaro, méxico
publicaciones:
• ojolo’s logo, ‘icon’ book, british publishing house counter print
• Revista Este País, https://estepais.com/author/ab...
• ilustración de portada y forros para ‘lampa vida’ de daniel sada, @17editorial
short film ‘ix.miquiztli o la noche de la mirada muerta’ [ https://vimeo.com/320971107 ]
oaxaca film fest, finalist; festival internacional de cine de chihuahua, official selection; cine en corto 18-55 de san luis potosí, official selection; lisbon film rendezvous, semifinalist - official selection, continental film festival, semifinalist - official selection
short film 'llegada la hora' [ https://vimeo.com/471491138 ]
filmóptico - international art visual and film festival, nominee; first-time filmmaker online sessions, selected; festival del cinema di cefalù, selected; lisbon film rendezvous, semi-finalist; festival internacional de cine austral, córdoba, argentina, selected
short film 'constructos visuales' [ https://youtu.be/svvu0l5pcvo?si=rjeus1fxnvu3g9sz ]
black cat international film festival – official selection; cineaste international film festival of india- official selection; festival angelica - official selection; t-shorts animated film online festival - official selection; festival de cine de ciudades del futuro – official slection; caribetoons – official selection; linóleum – official selection; marmostra international film – official selection; mañana film festival - official selection
saatchiart.com/ojolo
artmajeur.com/ojolo-abel-garcia
ojolo.com.mx
commissions: ojolosoy@gmail.com
