jorge gomez

Born 1956, Havana, Cuba
Has practiced at Creative Growth since 1986

Jorge Gomez depicts fantastic worlds inhabited by people and animals who live and interact in vividly articulated suburban settings. He places his surreal cartoon-like figures in forests or fountains, and they often appear to be in a moment of transformation, not entirely human or animal but expressing his “other side.” He also creates lush floral paintings reminiscent of his tropical homeland of Cuba, and describes his story of immigrating to the United States. In ceramic, Gomez hand builds incredibly complex and detailed constructions of cars, shoes, and water fountains.

Jorge Gómez describe mundos fantásticos habitados por personas y animales que viven e interactúan en escenarios suburbanos vívidamente articulados. Coloca sus figuras surrealistas de dibujos animados en bosques o fuentes, y a menudo parecen estar en un momento de transformación, no del todo humano o animal, pero expresando su "otro lado". También crea exuberantes pinturas florales que recuerdan a su patria tropical de Cuba, y describe su historia de inmigración a los Estados Unidos. En cerámica, Gómez construye a mano construcciones increíblemente complejas y detalladas de automóviles, zapatos y fuentes de agua.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2021
Outside Forces, Art Enables, Washington DC

2019
Outsider Art Fair, New York
Gifted: The Self-Taught Genius of Creative Growth, Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami, curated by Kim Hastreiter

2016
Common Threads, 836M, San Francisco

2015
The Apartment, Vancouver, Canada

2013
Margins to Mainstream, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa
Outsider Artists, Oakland Airport, Oakland

2012
Superduper Market, New York
Future Imagined, Jack London Square, Oakland