The Artist

Felipao

My Story

A graduate in Economics and Business Administration from ICADE, he began his professional career working for several multinational companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Telecinco and Repsol, among others.

In 2009, he decided to make a major change in his life. His need to communicate his experiences, his vision and what had until then been his passion led him to leave the corporate world behind and devote himself entirely to art.

Over the years, he has exhibited both individually and collectively in Germany, the United States, Hong Kong, Mexico and the United Kingdom, among other countries. In December 2022, his first public sculpture was installed in Guadamur, Toledo, in Plaza de Recesvinto.

From May to July 2021, he held a solo retrospective at Espacio MIRA, run by the Pozuelo de Alarcón City Council. In 2023, he presented a solo exhibition in the art space at Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid.

His works form part of major private collections, including the Juan Antonio Pérez Simón Collection, the Philippe Starck Collection, the Chiara Ferragni Collection, the César Gaviria Collection, the Solita Cohen Collection, the Koplowitz Collection, the March Collection, the Várez Collection, the Tomás Fuertes Collection and the Scarpetta Collection, among others.

His Menina has been chosen as an official institutional gift by the Community of Madrid for distinguished visitors, as well as an award for honorees of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute in New York.

He has collaborated with Chupa Chups, creating NFTs inspired by the group’s brands for its licensees worldwide.

He has also developed numerous bespoke artistic projects for brands including Glenfiddich, eBay, Apodemia, gemologist Miriam de Ungría, Sol & Luna Leather, Grupo Miguel Vergara, Osborne, Oliva Lamps, Four Seasons, GOA Organics and Bulldog Gin, among others.

Brittany Ferries selected him to decorate the VIP areas of the Salamanca and Santoña ferries with his sculptures.

One of his bulldog sculptures, Poppin, was selected by LaLiga as a welcome gift for the 1,100 players in Spain’s First and Second Divisions during the 2022–2023 season.

In 2023 and 2026, he created two limited editions for Frederique Constant, becoming the first Spanish artist to collaborate with a Swiss watch manufacture. He also designed a rug for the Royal Tapestry Factory, becoming one of the few artists of this century to have collaborated with this prestigious institution.

His latest collaboration is a design for Osborne’s Carlos I Brandy, for which he created the packaging and label design for a limited edition.

He is currently a Brand Ambassador for DS Automobiles, the premium automotive brand of the Stellantis Group.

His iconic creations have positioned him as one of today’s most recognized pop artists.

Art Statement

Art should be an element that enriches, in one way or another, our most intimate surroundings. I believe art has a cathartic power, which is why color plays a central role in my creations.

I rarely use somber colors. I want my work to convey optimism, light, strength and positive energy.

I value joyful and unique works of art. Through them, I aim to communicate a message that may be ironic, creative, caustic, romantic... or something else entirely. When people see them, I believe many of them smile.

I am a self-taught and multidisciplinary artist. I am drawn to Pop Art, but I do not like to confine myself to a single artistic movement.

What we see through our eyes is deeply personal and never exactly the same from one person to another. This is why I sign my paintings on the sides, allowing the collector to decide how to display them according to their own way of understanding each work.

My inspiration comes from everything I see, dream about or simply sense through intuition. My works reflect part of my life experience and the many cultures I have encountered through my travels. For this reason, I do not follow a linear creative pattern. Art is expression, regardless of the medium used. For me, each work is as though I were painting on a blank canvas. I consider myself both a versatile and an ambivalent artist.

Every one of my creations has its own soul, its own story and its own reason for being. Their names reveal a great deal about them. Nothing is accidental.