Jose Javier Mejia Palacio

José Javier Mejia Palacio (born May 2, 1964, in Barranquilla) is a recognized painter of Colombia city Medellín, son of Rita Cecilia Palacio Camargo and Francisco Javier Mejía Restrepo was born in the city of Barranquilla in 1964, but since the three months family life lies in the Antioquia capital, is related to the poet Epifanio Mejía Quijano. He has also been honored by numerous organizations such as: The Medal Peace Fenalco, Antioquia in recognition of the social work with children who participated in the program brushes for Peace in Medellín, Colombia 2003, The order of Merit Don Juan del Corral Golden Degree awarded by the City Council of the City of Medellín 2010.
The Order of Merit Antonio Nariño of Ciprec, Medellín, Colombia 2010. The Order of Merit Civic and Business Marshal Jorge Robledo, silver degree granted by the Departmental Assembly of Antioquia 2011. He has exhibited at the National and International level.
In 2009 he painted a portrait commemorating the birth of General Rafael Uribe Uribe inspired by Aureliano Buendía character invented by Gabriel García Márquez. The work was delivered to the President of the Republic of Colombia Álvaro Uribe.
The Antioqueño works of this painter address several trends and expressions that characterize it as the realism, expressionism and abstract. With a strong predisposition to color and grays product of its dualism between his native tropics and their settlement in the Andean city of Medellín
In the work of José Javier Mejia dominated the expressionist figures and abstractions laden fantasies product of his diary wit. In the search in which the artist is committed, we can see the newest ways that break established patterns and demands, as a way of perfection, has established culture. But not for this, his work is far from the chaos and, rather, is the foundation anchored in a solid classical school where we can show the balance of masses and colors.
José Javier Mejia as an artist Art of color and forms has enabled Antioquia vibrate with its initiative to touch the heart and think of a time when the endless possibilities of art as a liberating dreams, life of peace and thus contributes to the building a better future. will form a new culture of coexistence in Colombia is a dream we all cherish.
At age 16 he began studying Painting in Institute of Fine Arts in Medellin Palacio de Bellas Artes de Medellín, graduating in 1985 as a Master of Plastic Arts. Studied Oil, Pastel and Bernini Sculpture Workshop in Medellín, 1985. Oil Workshop with Artist María Victoria Velez. Since childhood his first teacher Santiago Rabat Spanish painter living in Colombia gave his brushes, teacher Rabat was brother of his grandmother Carolina Restrepo Mejía. Among his family highlights several artists as: 'Marco Tobon Mejia' (Antioqueño sculptor), Epifanio Mejía Quijano '(Antioqueño Poet, writer of the letter Himno de Antioquia (or Antioqueño Anthem)).
José Javier is a virtuoso naturalist. His models, all of the everyday characters, friends or relatives, achieve emerge through his brush that breath of divinity that everyone has and for which there is usually no eyes. His figures transcend natural perception to express other feelings less explicit and difficult to capture images of lucidity and hallucination. The expressionist work is the most seduces him, which seems to identify new search.
From small if picked up a pencil kept consuming and, when the pages of his notebooks were exhausted continued with their classmates. He delighted by billboards every week and so gained the esteem of teachers and colleagues who saved his drawings with the recognition of his talent. A force developed insistence that other intelligence that many teachers reject. Making them quite a mathematical, chemical and physical, was finding his true calling in plastic. Today brushes in their hands encrypted provocative images, a mixture of dream and truth; discover on your palette a wide range of unusual colors, warm tones, subtle transparencies that slide with great mastery of light and shadows of the manifold defined insinuations details. Is the human figure, particularly women, strong theme of his work. The Madonnas, portraits or scenes of hunting, his musicians are clear examples of exquisite technique.
Jose Javier Mejia has been a teacher in the University ITM of Medellín and Teacher of the school Eladio Vélez en Itagui.