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About Creative Block

Juan Guirao

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Hola!

I am Juan, a London-based illustrator and visual media artist who enjoys interpreting the world by drawing what I see, imagine, feel or think about. My work combines personal expression with visual storytelling, primarily through digital imagery.

I thrive in multicultural environments, learn quickly when faced with new challenges and approach every project as an opportunity to develop my skills and creativity.

Hola!

I am Juan, a London-based illustrator and visual media artist who enjoys interpreting...

A project illustrating creative block and the occasional vicissitudes of creativity through visual metaphors.

Final work

A man holding an oversized pencil erasing a piece of work. Behind two sets of stairs leading to 'Perfect O'Clock" time

Perfectionism

Creative at work until 'Perfect O'Clock' time.

A man stretching his body as he tries to paint on a canvas placed on an oversized easel which reaches the clouds.

Creativity Can Sometimes Feel Hard to Reach

About those moments when creatives try their hardest.

A pile of paperwork transforms into a gigantic monster towering over a woman who is trying to pick up the pieces of paper flying around

The To-Do List

When the list of things a creative person wants to do, or feels they need to in order to succeed, becomes overwhelming.

Research and process

  • Painting of two men with moustaches by Italian futurist artist Fortunato Depero
  • Surrealism inspired campaign for a German car
  • Stylised illustration of a lady holding a ladybug on her hand. A coffee cup rest on a table by her side
  • An image of a man carrying  an oversized pot of mustard
  • A hen constructed from different objects assembled together

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About Creative Block

A project illustrating creative block and the occasional vicissitudes of creativity through visual metaphors.

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