Juan Marentes

Another crazy graphic designer Juan Marentes is a Colombian illustrator & designer who has lived in Latin America. Strongly inspired by urban vinyl toys, alternative cartoons, and the pop surrealism movement, Juan Marentes has developed his own very personal technique and style, having always present a delicate hints of traditional Colombian and worldwide artistic influences in his management of rich textures and decorative patterns. Juan Marentes illustrations have been recognized by progressive art institutions such as Camara de comercio de Bogotá, U. libertadores, Revista Bakánica, Creativos Colombianos and others e-zines. He has also been invited to participate in collaborative art projects all around the city and diverse solo and groupal gallery shows. With more than ten years of experience as Art Director in several agencies doing advertising, print, interactive, installations and educational work. Now is working as independent artist to collaborate with talented people with quirky and creative ideas focusing in anything where he can apply his illustrative creations.