Jorge Tukan is a visual artist graduated from Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, with a diploma in Mexican art history from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico. His practice is characterized by the exploration of digital collage and editorial illustration, developing a style that merges the graphic with the narrative. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned publications such as Cromos, Malpensante, Avianca, Colsanitas, and Dinero, contributing his artistic vision to a wide range of editorial projects.
His work has been exhibited in numerous cultural spaces, both in Colombia and abroad, including Casatinta, Bogoshorts, and international festivals in France. In addition to his participation in illustration salons, his work has been included in art catalogs and he has collaborated with fashion designers, bars, and restaurants, expanding the boundaries of his creative practice.
Tukan stands out for his ability to combine elements of popular culture and historical references in a contemporary visual language. In his works, he explores themes related to identity, power, and everyday life, creating compositions rich in symbolism and texture.
The 3 Traces
The work of Jorge Tukan focuses on the creation of visual universes where the fragmentation and reconstruction of images generate new narratives. His work uses digital collage as the main technique, intertwining the graphic and the pictorial to build a bridge between the real and the imaginary. Tukan is inspired by popular culture, magical realism, and local traditions, creating pieces that invite the viewer to reflect on cultural identity and the complexities of everyday life.
One of the fundamental axes of his work is the exploration of how contemporary visual environments, such as digital publications and social networks, impact the perception and consumption of images. Through layers of textures, colors, and overlapping shapes, Tukan creates dynamic compositions that reflect a balance between the controlled and the random. In his work, the visual narrative goes beyond aesthetics, functioning as a means to question the social and cultural structures that determine our reality.
With each piece, Tukan seeks to connect the tangible with the dreamlike, making collage not just a technique, but a tool to rethink the way we tell our stories. In his work, the everyday becomes something extraordinary, and the seemingly insignificant acquires profound symbolic value.