Juan Manuel Pajares - GENIUS

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GENIUS is an original street art portrait in acrylic, dated 2026, signed by hand, originally from Spain, 100 x 80 cm and weighing 3 kg.

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The urban artwork Genius by artist Juan Manuel Pajares, an artist with more than 25 years of experience and exhibitions around the world
Mixed media, synthetic enamel, mounted on a reinforced stretcher 6x3 cm, a work from 2004 XL measuring 110x90x4 cm, delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
The packaging is a reinforced box.
Attached CV where my career can be appreciated, certifying it with additional images in the presentation of the work.
Shipping is carried out with reinforced box packaging via DHL
Currently at international art fairs, also including images that certify it.
This work builds a powerful dialogue between memory, consumption, and human fragility. The central figure, iconic and melancholic, appears stripped of its heroic aura, turned into a symbol of vulnerability before a world dominated by brands and advertising messages. The intense red of the logo, almost bleeding, intrudes as an invasive presence that contrasts with the grayscale scale of the characters, underscoring the tension between humanity and commodification. The urban texture, the graffiti, and the layered overlays reinforce a sense of wear and accumulated time, while the child figure introduces an emotional reading: the inheritance of a system that is transmitted, almost without choice, from generation to generation. The work speaks to the viewer with irony and rawness, questioning the place of the individual in a society saturated with symbols of consumption.
• 2025
• Art3f – Paris, France
• Artist 360 - Arte Contemporáneo Madrid
• Art3f – Milano, France
• Art3f - Lyon, France
• Art3f – Toulouse, France
• 2024
• Cheapart – Bonn, Germany
• Art3F – Mulhouse, France
• Art3F- Marseille, France
• Art3F- Lyon, France
• Habitart Gallery, Lleida, Spain
• Artist 360 - Arte Contemporáneo Madrid
• Lanza arte Galeria, Madrid, Spain
• Cheapart, Bonn, Germany
• Pajaresart Gallery – Sitges, Barcelona
• 2022-2023
• Cheapart, Bonn, Germany
• Pajaresart Gallery – Sitges - Barcelona
• 2021
• Cheapart, Bonn, Germany
• Atelier Pajaresart, Sitges, Barcelona
• Discovery art fair. Cologne , Germany
• Corner4art, Sitges, Barcelona
• 2018 -2019-2020
• Galerie Zandi, Berlin, Germany
• Berliner Liste Discovery art fair, Berlin
• 2014
• AAF Hong Kong,Villa del arte Galeries
• Gran Hotel Central (The Gallery) Barcelona
• Art for Progress,New York,USA
• Galeria Art
• 2011
• Point, Lleida,Spain
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Galería Guerero, Sitges,Barcelona,Spain
• Villa del Arte Galleries,Barcelona, Spain
• Gregs Gallery,Timmendorfer Strand, DE
• 2013
• AAF Singapore,Villa del Arte Galleries, ,Asia
• Galeria Guerrero,Sitges,Barcelona,Spain
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Villa del Arte Gallery,Barcelona, Spain
• Gregs Gallery,Timmendorfer Strand, DE
• Art for Progress,New York,USA
• 2012
• AAF Los Angeles,Villa del Arte, USA
• AAF Milan,Villa del Arte Galleries, Italy
• AAF Brussels,Villa del Arte Gallery,Belgium.
• Galeria Guerrero, Sitges ,Spain
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Gregs Gallery,Timmendorfer Strand,
• AAF Los Angeles,Villa del Arte Gallery, USA
• Arte Padova,Villa del Arte Galleries,.Italy
• AAF Brussels,Villa del Arte Gallery,Belgium
• AAF Battersea,Villa del Arte Gallery, UK
• AAF Hamptead,Villa del Arte Galleries,UK
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• AAF Singapore,Villa del Arte Galleries, Asia
• Art Toronto,Villa del Arte Galleries,Canada
• Fountain Art Fair Miami, USA
• 2010
• Villa del Arte Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
• Critical Mass, Art for Progress, NY, USA.
• AAF Amsterdam,Villa del Arte, Netherlands
• AAF London,Villa del Arte Galleries, UK
• Morier Gallery.Bordeaux,France
• AAF Paris,Villa del Arte Galleries,France
• AAF New York,Villa del Arte Galleries,USA
• Brelan d’Àrt Gallery,L’Isle sur la Sorgue,France
• Contemporany Art Fair, Bordeaux,France
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona, Spain
• 2009
• St-Art. Strasbourg,France
• Lille Art Fair,Llille,Francia
• Alain Daudet Galerie,Toulouse, France
• Françes Llopis Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Marie Leduc Gallery,Niza,France
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Villa del Arte Galleries,Barcelona,Spain
• 2008
• St-Art Strasbourg, Strasbourg,France
• Art è Nim. Thierry Veaux, Nimes, France
• Collage Gallery,Lleida, Spain
• 2007
• Gallery Orchard St. New York,USA
• Art è Nim. Nimes, France
• Grenoble Art Fair, France
• 2006
• Christie’s Gallery.Paris,France
• Grenoble Art Fair,Grenoble,France
• Art è Nim.Nimes,France
• Art for Progress. Frank Jackson,NY ,USA
• Art for Progress. Miami,USA
• Crash Mansion.Art for Progress,New York
• Atelier Art International.New York,USA
• Art for Progress,Frank Jackson,NY, USA
• Agora Gallery.New York,USA
• 2002-2003-2004-2005

The urban artwork Genius by artist Juan Manuel Pajares, an artist with more than 25 years of experience and exhibitions around the world
Mixed media, synthetic enamel, mounted on a reinforced stretcher 6x3 cm, a work from 2004 XL measuring 110x90x4 cm, delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
The packaging is a reinforced box.
Attached CV where my career can be appreciated, certifying it with additional images in the presentation of the work.
Shipping is carried out with reinforced box packaging via DHL
Currently at international art fairs, also including images that certify it.
This work builds a powerful dialogue between memory, consumption, and human fragility. The central figure, iconic and melancholic, appears stripped of its heroic aura, turned into a symbol of vulnerability before a world dominated by brands and advertising messages. The intense red of the logo, almost bleeding, intrudes as an invasive presence that contrasts with the grayscale scale of the characters, underscoring the tension between humanity and commodification. The urban texture, the graffiti, and the layered overlays reinforce a sense of wear and accumulated time, while the child figure introduces an emotional reading: the inheritance of a system that is transmitted, almost without choice, from generation to generation. The work speaks to the viewer with irony and rawness, questioning the place of the individual in a society saturated with symbols of consumption.
• 2025
• Art3f – Paris, France
• Artist 360 - Arte Contemporáneo Madrid
• Art3f – Milano, France
• Art3f - Lyon, France
• Art3f – Toulouse, France
• 2024
• Cheapart – Bonn, Germany
• Art3F – Mulhouse, France
• Art3F- Marseille, France
• Art3F- Lyon, France
• Habitart Gallery, Lleida, Spain
• Artist 360 - Arte Contemporáneo Madrid
• Lanza arte Galeria, Madrid, Spain
• Cheapart, Bonn, Germany
• Pajaresart Gallery – Sitges, Barcelona
• 2022-2023
• Cheapart, Bonn, Germany
• Pajaresart Gallery – Sitges - Barcelona
• 2021
• Cheapart, Bonn, Germany
• Atelier Pajaresart, Sitges, Barcelona
• Discovery art fair. Cologne , Germany
• Corner4art, Sitges, Barcelona
• 2018 -2019-2020
• Galerie Zandi, Berlin, Germany
• Berliner Liste Discovery art fair, Berlin
• 2014
• AAF Hong Kong,Villa del arte Galeries
• Gran Hotel Central (The Gallery) Barcelona
• Art for Progress,New York,USA
• Galeria Art
• 2011
• Point, Lleida,Spain
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Galería Guerero, Sitges,Barcelona,Spain
• Villa del Arte Galleries,Barcelona, Spain
• Gregs Gallery,Timmendorfer Strand, DE
• 2013
• AAF Singapore,Villa del Arte Galleries, ,Asia
• Galeria Guerrero,Sitges,Barcelona,Spain
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Villa del Arte Gallery,Barcelona, Spain
• Gregs Gallery,Timmendorfer Strand, DE
• Art for Progress,New York,USA
• 2012
• AAF Los Angeles,Villa del Arte, USA
• AAF Milan,Villa del Arte Galleries, Italy
• AAF Brussels,Villa del Arte Gallery,Belgium.
• Galeria Guerrero, Sitges ,Spain
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Gregs Gallery,Timmendorfer Strand,
• AAF Los Angeles,Villa del Arte Gallery, USA
• Arte Padova,Villa del Arte Galleries,.Italy
• AAF Brussels,Villa del Arte Gallery,Belgium
• AAF Battersea,Villa del Arte Gallery, UK
• AAF Hamptead,Villa del Arte Galleries,UK
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• AAF Singapore,Villa del Arte Galleries, Asia
• Art Toronto,Villa del Arte Galleries,Canada
• Fountain Art Fair Miami, USA
• 2010
• Villa del Arte Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
• Critical Mass, Art for Progress, NY, USA.
• AAF Amsterdam,Villa del Arte, Netherlands
• AAF London,Villa del Arte Galleries, UK
• Morier Gallery.Bordeaux,France
• AAF Paris,Villa del Arte Galleries,France
• AAF New York,Villa del Arte Galleries,USA
• Brelan d’Àrt Gallery,L’Isle sur la Sorgue,France
• Contemporany Art Fair, Bordeaux,France
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona, Spain
• 2009
• St-Art. Strasbourg,France
• Lille Art Fair,Llille,Francia
• Alain Daudet Galerie,Toulouse, France
• Françes Llopis Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Marie Leduc Gallery,Niza,France
• Base Elements Gallery,Barcelona,Spain
• Villa del Arte Galleries,Barcelona,Spain
• 2008
• St-Art Strasbourg, Strasbourg,France
• Art è Nim. Thierry Veaux, Nimes, France
• Collage Gallery,Lleida, Spain
• 2007
• Gallery Orchard St. New York,USA
• Art è Nim. Nimes, France
• Grenoble Art Fair, France
• 2006
• Christie’s Gallery.Paris,France
• Grenoble Art Fair,Grenoble,France
• Art è Nim.Nimes,France
• Art for Progress. Frank Jackson,NY ,USA
• Art for Progress. Miami,USA
• Crash Mansion.Art for Progress,New York
• Atelier Art International.New York,USA
• Art for Progress,Frank Jackson,NY, USA
• Agora Gallery.New York,USA
• 2002-2003-2004-2005

Details

Artist
Juan Manuel Pajares
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
GENIUS
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
80 cm
Weight
3 kg
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Street art
Period
2020+
SpainVerified
24
Objects sold
Private

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