Jesús Fernández Escobar (1988) - Specimen

The Work

- Planes (2026). Mixed media on board with glued and screwed elements. 80x80x4 cm.
In Specimen, the work transcends the pictorial plane to become an object. On the main support, screwed boards are integrated that interrupt the surface and transform it into a built-up body, nearly assembled. The piece ceases to be merely an image to affirm itself as a physical presence.
The screws are not hidden; they are part of the language. They speak of structure, of fastening, of direct intervention. There is an almost industrial will in the gesture, as if the frame were a “specimen” analyzed, modified or reinforced, displayed before the viewer as something tangible and structural.
The square format of 80 by 80 cm acts as a stable frame in the face of that material alteration. The added boards create texture, real shadows, and a reading that changes depending on the point of view. Specimen moves between painting and construction, between surface and volume, posing a reflection on what sustains—literally and conceptually—a work.
- Hand-signed by the artist on the back.
- One-off edition.
- Piece from a new collection.
- The work is shipped without being disassembled.


The artist

Jesús Fernández Escobar, Spain (1988–).

-ARTISTIC STUDIES
Master in Art (U.Sevilla)
PhD candidate in Art and Heritage (University of Seville)

-AWARDS
2017 Mercedes Fernández Contest, Jaén.
2016 Finalist Emilio Ollero 2016, Jaén.
2015 Finalist Emilio Ollero 2015, Jaén.
2015 Finalist, Ibercaja Award 2015. Zaragoza.
2014 1st Prize in Painting, Puerta Segura, Jaén.
2025 Finalist "CARTA PUEBLA" 2025 Ciudad Real


Selection of Exhibitions
Private collections in the USA, China, Europe, Mexico, etc.
2020 Vandelvira. Úbeda
2020 Utopia.Morón de la Frontera
2019 The Model and the Artists. Úbeda.
2018 Gallery Art Cuestion.Madrid.
2018 Line. Jaén.
2017 ART FAIR MÁLAGA ’17..Málaga.
2016 Adunanza. MAD Gallery, Milan
2012 – present Santa Clara Museum, Zafra.