The Little Man Painting

JAMA was born on August , 1974 . Since he was a child, at the age of six seven eight, his father would take him to visit family members and friends and in order to keep him occupied, he would ask him to draw pictures of them, After this, he would never again make a realist portrait . Jama says.. In 1994, he enrolled in a University to study Sciences. There, surrounded by artists, poets, mathematician, writers, musicians. and biologists, all enthusiastic about learning the secrets of the universe, he changed his study path to Geography. This change allowed him to have a broader vision of nature, to become a more social man, and here is were he created his proper style influenced by the philosopher Aristotle, and his book of logic (The Organon). In 2002, he arrived in Costa Rica, for an art show and remained there for two months, giving himself the opportunity to share and assist in various expositions, until he arrived in Miami on August 19th of that same year. Once in Miami, encouraged by the characteristics of the cultural city , and in the midst of different artistic tendencies, Jama understood the real value of art, position and function for humanity. Along with other artists he co-founded a group called Art Factory. After a year and a half, he left the group to establish himself in ART+, a gallery located in Coral Gables, where he had his first solo exhibition in which later he would share the walls with Andy Warhol, Daly George Braque, Keith Haring, Clyde Butcher, Roberto Mata, Guy Le Baube, Arman and others. By 2008, Jama became the director of Rene Gallery in Miami, Florida, until he moved to Naples Florida on January 1st, 2010 . In 2011, he received the Face Award in the art category of Southwest Florida. Jama is the creator of the virgin theory implosion and geometric explosion. Today his works are in different cities of the world like New York, Miami, London, Cannes, Nice, Paris, Belgium, Tel Aviv and others.