true love

by Jairo Guerrero

An incredibly engaging image of a woman holding a man’s head. The mysterious nature of the artwork leaves many ways for interpretation and raises many questions. Does the picture present lovers and love even after death? Or maybe the woman is a murderer, as evidenced by her slight smile? However, not much can be read, because the most important part – the face of a woman – is blurry, indistinct.

Through the dark colors, the use of black and red, the author obtained an effect that causes the anxiety in the viewer. The subject matter of the artwork itself brings to mind the theme of Judith beheading Holofernes. This reference to traditional painting shows the multi-threaded-ness of the artwork and the versatility of the artist himself.

1,20 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.