Jairo Zaldua and Nicola Green's Profile

From: United Kingdom
Joined: April 06, 2008
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Jairo%20And+Nicola/25487.html

About Janicxyz:

Jairo and Nicola create imagery together through the mediums of print and three dimensional art. Combining the appearance of the sculptural and the two dimensional surface of the printed image. Observing the archaic qualities of neglected posters and derelict buildings where a sense of age and history has left it's mark, they have assembled an ongoing exploration into themes that include old propaganda and billboard posters, typography, symbolism and German Expressionist Cinema. As old posters decay and the original meanings become irrelevant, they transfigure into something more suggestive. With the use of a blowtorch, acrylics, screenprinting and digital facilities, Jairo and Nicola seek to push this process further. From found objects ( wood, scrap metal and old victorian doors) to site specific installation and interactive performance, they have embarked on work where layers reveal layers and a sense of age, time and texture are clearly present.

Jairo specialized in Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Hertfordshire and Nicola studied Ceramic Art at the Roehampton Institute.