Caribe drawing block, a venezuelan classic. Recently found at home. © 1982 Caracas Paper Co. S.A.
Hello everyone 🙌🌴⚡️ Welcome to my introduction post :)
I am a visual artist/communicator from Venezuela. Since I've been active on Steemit for about two months now, thought it was about time to make a proper introduction so you can get to know a bit more about who I am and what I do.
In this platform I've found a combination of two of my main interests: creativity and technology and have been using it as some kind of open online sketchbook.
This has allowed me to write and reflect on the things I work on, share ideas + stuff that wouldn't otherwise be seen, like details about my process or photographs —plus meeting/collaborating with a lot of people and receiving great feedback that nurtures it all back—, amazing... (at the same time still trying to understand things like Curation Trails 😅).
Here are some words about my work, taken from an article published by the Zulia Museum of Contemporary Art for my latest solo exhibition:
The work of Julio Smitter is the result of a constant study of shapes, through this search he develops a plastic proposal influenced by the past and the present that derives in a display of abstract forms making allegory to a captured moment, a still frame.
From his first investigations in drawing and painting his work has been synthesized to focus on a series of compositions originating from modified geometric shapes arranged in different added planes, subtracted and multiplied, thus generating frames in permanent movement, in a static dynamic.
For the last few months I've been sharing the Visual Exploration series (an open graphic research), Daily Shots (recent + from the archives) and some art & design related articles.
Additionally there are some Mixes (⇊ available for download ⇊) and Sound Works (rough audio experiments created in my free time).
Currently approaching the 10 Visual Explorations milestone —might do something special for the occasion, stay tuned (:
I am deeply grateful for all the positive feedback from the community and also very honored to have been recently awarded 3rd place in the Art Mix-Up Contest's 2nd Edition, hosted by (once again thanks! 🙏🏻) 
This was my submission for the Art Mix-Up Contest (left-side) and to the right the artwork created for 
Other things I've been doing...
Parallel to the development of my art, I've worked as Designer & Art Director in different agencies and audiovisual projects since 2002; from conceptualizing ideas and creating visual identities to managing print work, illustration and motion graphics.
Illustration & commercial work
From 2002-2016 I was part of a couple audiovisual collectives co-founded with some friends —worked there in production design and logistics— and made events to share the culture, music and aesthetics we enjoy.
Some flyers made between 2001-2017
During the years of regularly making events and djing I got to travel a lot around my country and played a couple of times in Germany and Spain, also shared stage with renowned international acts.
💭 It all started with graffiti around 2001 (writing as Fuze).
I would like to thank some of the people that have been supportive in one way or another, plus some blogs with interesting content really worth visiting:
Respect! 🙏✊
Pictures from my most recent solo show. Courtesy of the Zulia Museum of Contemporary Art.
Thanks for stopping by! And if you got to this point, thanks for reading it all 😀
For ideas or projects we could collaborate on you can contact me via Discord (jsf#2711) and we'll figure something out :)
Wishing everyone an amazing week...
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