saint

by Jairo Guerrero

An intriguing artwork in one, bright, white color, presenting, at the first glance, an angel. However, it is not an angel in the traditional convention, because under its robe you can see not the body, but the skeleton – ribs, pelvis, bones. And although the head and collarbones look like humans’, it can be seen that the figure is actually a creature resembling an angel of death. It has a calm expression on its face and eyes closed. There is a halo of thorns above its head, evoking the symbol of suffering. It is surrounded by creatures that are associated with flies or dragonflies, but with skulls instead of heads. The ambience of the painting is unusual, very uplifting and disturbing at the same time. It evokes iconic representations of saints, which is why the painting has a sacred, though perverse, character.

1,30 ETH

illustrator / concept artist / poster designer

Jairo Guerrero was born in Guayaquil – Ecuador, from an early age he was captivated by the images from cinema and literature. Although his university studies focused on Audiovisual Production, his dedication for the last 8 years has been to illustration, poster design, concept art and character creation.

His work stands out for the application of traditional and digital techniques influenced by fantasy, horror and science fiction.

Jairo has participated in editorial, cinematographic and conceptual projects for local and international clients such as: “Tambores de Guerra” (Editorial Nosolor – Spain), “La Dama Tapada” (Under Dog Films – Ecuador 2018), “Cult of Terror” (Argentina), “El ultimo guión” (Spain) and “Seamos Luz” (Quito – Ecuador). Similarly, he has had an important participation in festivals like “Fantasti’cs Festival” (2015/16/19-Spain), “Comic Con Ecuador” (2016 – 2021) and “Crystal Canvas” (2021-Poland).

Jairo is currently collaborating as Ambassador of the Japanese brand XP-Pen at its headquarters in Ecuador, dedicated to the development of new technologies and devices for digital art.