Jesús Galiana

There is an inertia in our lives, a network of emergencies that wraps the mind in a paranoid matrix. And yet, even if only intermittently, we all have moments when, either by calm or by storm, consciousness appears and prevails.

Jesús Galiana, cartoonist and publicist, descended into the abyss when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's at 39 years old. After a period of denial and compulsive self-medication, Galiana decided to abandon his treatment, putting his life at risk.

Everything that happened after this risky act of will is excellently narrated in his book “La señal perdida (The Lost Signal)”. As a result of that determination and mental clarity, a dedication was born in Galiana to consecrate his life to art.

Galiana conceives painting as what happens in that intermediate place between abstraction and figuration, on the border where dreams and the unconscious transit.

For the canvas to become a horizon of occurrences, it is necessary to “be present” throughout the process and to renounce the tricks, fears and expectations of a more rational and planned painting.