Ernesto Jorge Ferriol Perez

Ernesto Ferriol was born at Holguin city, Cuba, in 1971. He is currently living and working in Japan since 2003.
Ferriol's watercolors bring us face to face with a fantastical world where the human being is subjected to irrational forces able to provoke on him dramatic behaviors. The idea of a wonderland in total crisis has left behind its creatures struggling with new challenges. But when we approach his personal output we soon notice that this is not a pictorial universe, but a drawing universe. Ferriol keeps away from the actual discourse of painting to immerse himself in the field of drawing. He goes to the margins searching for that abundant material such as preparatory sketches, drawings, watercolors and the stories behind them, to give shape to his ideas within the tradition. Taking inspiration from Durer to Ingres, from 19 Century British watercolors to the bold watercolors created by Masami Teraoka. The discovery of the traditional Ukiyo-e art and the Japanese Shunga was essential for his erotic works.
Ferriol has been working on paper for years and he often works on series. Large series creating parallel narratives that give birth to new characters like the "Seer Series". Sometimes all these imaginary characters are p...

-Vocational School of Art" Raul Gomez Garcia", Holguin city, Cuba. 1985
-Professional School of Art" El Alba", Holguin city. 1989
-Mayor in Painting at Fine Arts Institute" I.S.A." Havana city. 1995
He studied Drawing and Painting under the guide of Cuban Master: Cosme Proenza.
-Member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba" U.N.E.A.C."

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

-“Paradise for young painters”. Press House, Holguin city, Cuba. May 1997
-“At a stroke of the brush.” Guantanamo Center of Art. Guantanamo city, Cuba. February 1998
-“Dare to dream”. Iberoamerica House. Holguin city, Cuba. March 1999
-“Witness of your darkest rivers”. Illustrating twenty-one Cuban poets.(part I). Iberoamerica House. Holguin city, Cuba. July 1999
-“Witness of your darkest rivers”. Illustrating twenty-one Cuban poets.(partII). Holguin Center of Art. Holguin city, Cuba. October 1999
-“Ernesto Ferriol in the kingdom of watercolor”. Caixa Penedes. Aula de cultura. Sant Vicenc dels Horts, Barcelona, Spain. July 2000
-“Martin Buckingham and Ernesto Ferriol”. Gallery Mayha. Takatsuki. Osaka, Japan. July 2004
-“Creative Spaces: The Work of Ernesto Ferriol and Miss Heidi”. The Mecca Collective. Saint Marys, Ohio. U.S.A. May 2005
-“A Romantic Journey”. Gallery Mayha. Takatsuki. Osaka, Japan. July 2005
-“Pleasures, Prayers and Lies”. Marziart Internationale Galerie. Hamburg, Germany. November 2006
-“Ferriol Erotico”. Gallery Mayha. Takatsuki. Osaka, Japan. November 2007
-“Made for Filmmakers”. Promo-Arte Project Gallery. Tokyo, Japan. March 2009
-“Espejismos de Alcoba”. Gallery Mayha. Takatsuk...