Iván Tortajada
About the artist
Mine is the typical story of the kid who has always been into art, with the particularity that I led my passion towards popular and traditional urban installations from my hometown, Valencia (Spain), called “Fallas”. I currently combine my work for the Fallas Festival with colorful mural paintings where geometry coexists with organic pleasant characters. I try to create images that are appealing and attractive to the public, but at the same time they hide a story behind that can be understood by the viewers that look for something more meaningful. Usually related with LGBTQ2IAS+ rights or environmental care. I have painted murals for companies and public institutions in Valencia of conisiderable sizes, (from 4 meters to 9 meters high) mostly outdoors, therefore I have used lifts and elevators to paint them. I have participated in the Colors Festival in Paris, and in the Slagelse Street Art Festival in Denmark, both in 2023. In 2024 I have participated in Upfest Presents (Bristol, UK) as well. I am very interested in illustration and among my reference artists we can find Loish, Dulk, Giacomo Guccinelli, ONUR, and Eliza Ivanova.