21st Century Man

A self taught painter, Jose Antonio Reyes paints in a disorderly and undirected manner. Born and raised in the Philippines, Reyes' practice draws from a range of different influences and sources including Cy Twombly, Wes Lang, and Jean Michel Basquiat. At a prolific rate, he paints on a number of different surfaces asides from canvas which include cardboard, metal sheets, doors, and light casings. His works are gatherings of the images and sounds he takes notice of from the internet and on the street. Unplanned and instinctive, Reyes constructs spur-of-the-moment stream of consciousness work that give us a glimpse of what distracts and fixates him.