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^{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 😅).

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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! 🙏🏻) @lilyraabe, visit her blog to find very cool & incredibly helpful content.

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This was my submission for the Art Mix-Up Contest (left-side) and to the right the artwork created for @blockmountain's design contest, a very nice new project definitely worth checking out (I believe their contests are still open, so don't miss the chance and get creative ⚡️)

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:

@adetorrent, @andrea432, @artzone, @celfmagazine, @dianalealart, @diliorincon, @djlethalskillz, @fineartnow, @fraenk, @fracasgrimm, @holysprite, @hr1, @isaria, @jackdub, @jamesgetsit, @joedukeg, @kevinwong, @lilyraabe, @minnowsupport, @mk40, @msp-music, @normalbro, @ocd, @ran.koree, @scuzzy, @seveaux, @smacommunity, @solar, @torico, @treaphort, @visualz, @walter-v-ac, @web.gnar

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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@jsf

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