the beyond

by Jairo Guerrero

“The Beyond” is an extremely expressive, downright ravishing artwork. It is an artwork representing a character trying to literally break free from the fetters of hell or purgatory. The creature has human shapes, however, is not fully a human. Rather, an afterimage of what once was a human. Its mimicry and gestures indicate that it is suffering. Under the figure, there are other beings visible, scraps of bodies, skulls…

Looking at this painting, one gets an impression that the depicted figure is a piece of the soul, a human leftover capable of experiencing only negative emotions – pain, fear, suffering. For its creation, the author has used red paint, which symbolizes blood, torment (perhaps also the remnants of humanity) as well as white as a glow symbolizing death, which simultaneously dynamizes the painting. The artwork itself is a representation, as the title suggests, of the afterlife in a macabre version.

0,80 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.