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Surrealist painter · Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Manifesto

My work centres on figurationwithin an oneiric, surrealist world;the incomplete charactersare fragments of this universe.

A painting is a labyrinth of opportunitiesthat I live in daily connection with my SELF,in freedom, in the shadows and in silence;these are the metamorphoses that bring about evolution.

— From the artist's statement

In the studio

Johan Galué in his studio, standing before one of his golden-wall paintings
Before the work
The artist seated among the works that fill his studio
Among his worlds
Galué painting a yellow canvas, the floor covered with materials
Yellow, first
The artist working on a mural populated by suspended creatures
Suspended creatures
The artist’s hand and brush: the intimate gesture of the craft
The gesture

Works

A floating universe

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“Shared Reading” (2021), mixed media on canvas — painting by Johan Galué

Shared Reading

2021 · Mixed media on canvas · 80 × 140 cm

“Vivid Sensations, Totem Series” (2020), oil on fine canvas — painting by Johan Galué

Vivid Sensations, Totem Series

2020 · Oil on fine canvas · 240 × 190 cm

“Things Keep Happening in My Room” (2023), mixed media on canvas — painting by Johan Galué

Things Keep Happening in My Room

2023 · Mixed media on canvas · 200 × 300 cm

“Here We Remain in the Garden” (2025), oil on canvas — painting by Johan Galué

Here We Remain in the Garden

2025 · Oil on canvas · 300 × 300 cm

“Amid This Gloom in My Garden” (2025), oil on canvas — painting by Johan Galué

Amid This Gloom in My Garden

2025 · Oil on canvas · 100 × 100 cm

“Underground Memories Series” (2026), mixed media on canvas — painting by Johan Galué

Underground Memories Series

2026 · Mixed media on canvas · 300 × 600 cm

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Trajectory

  1. 2023 — First Place, Salón 65 Arturo Michelena

    Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela

  2. 2024 — Surreal Suspensions

    Unix Gallery · New York, USA

  3. 2025 — The Oneiric Universe: A Journey into the Subconscious

    National Art Gallery · Caracas, Venezuela

32 awards and distinctions · work in 8 public collections

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