Felix Zilinskas

Felix Zilinskas was born in Caracas, Venezuela on February 8, 1974.
He received a scholarship at the age of 15 and parallel to his secondary studies he studied art at the Cristóbal Rojas National Art School. He works as an art director and creative director for various advertising agencies while maintaining a parallel career in the art world. Over the years, he has participated in various collective and individual exhibitions in Venezuela, the United States of America, England, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Spain, deciding to move to Barcelona, Spain, in 2011, where he currently resides.

Felix Zilinskas mixes cheeky handling of colour, a unique stroke technique and a deep level of human thought, a combination that mesmerizes his audience, creating what he calls "pause for thought". This strange combination has allowed him to impact modern culture.

The artist statement:

You don't choose art. Art chooses you!
Art is a personal need, made from the primitive essence of a being that seeks a connection with something superior and transcendent to its reality. When you understand this, you know that as an artist, you are nothing more than a key that can open some doors that people can identify with. You understand that your personal experiences no longer belong to you; Now, they are tools that come together to create a new language.

Working in advertising gives me the ability to tell stories through images. I learn that what begins as an error, like rebellious lines that often intertwine with no apparent meaning, becomes a moment, a fragment of a story that now, as a viewer, you can make your own to complete it or interpret it according to your reality.

artistic achievements:

2022- Collective Exhibition - Innovation and Sustainability, Vienna - Austria
2022- Collective Exhibition - ARTIST 360, Barcelona - Spain
2021- Exhibition FIra Internacional dÁrt de Barcelona -Museu Maritim / Barcelona - Spain.
2021- Collective Exhibition - International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Brussels, Belgium. 2021-Collective Exhibition - Discovery Art Fair. Frankfurt, Germany.
2021- Collective Exhibition - Sonia Monti Gallery. Paris France.
2021- Collective Exhibition - Gaudí Gallery. Madrid Spain
2021- Collective Exhibition - Liquid Gallery. Barcelona, Spain
2020- Publication of the compilation book "Between Lines"
2020-Collective Exhibition - ARTIST Madrid within the framework of the ARCO Madrid Festival-, Spain
2020- Launch of the Book "Between Lines"-,Barcelona, Spain
2019- Participation in the International event ART Battle / Barcelona-, Spain
2019- Individual Exhibition “Between the Lines” El Carmel Cultural Center / Barcelona, Spain
2018- Individual Exhibition "Between the lines" Saint Gervasi Cultural Center / Barcelona, Spain. 2017-Collective Exhibition “Black and white” La Julia / Barcelona, Spain
2016- Collective Exhibition “ART BASEL” Wikot Art Space/ Miami, USA
2015- Collective Exhibition “SCOPE Art Miami” Scope Gallery/ Miami, USA
2014- Individual Exhibition “Except for me and my monkey” Untitled Gallery/ Barcelona, Spain 2014-Individual Exhibition “Except for me and my monkey” Le antiq Vallcarca / Barcelona, Spain. 2013-Collective Exhibition “Showcase Casa Batllo” Global Art Agency Gallery / Barcelona, Spain 2013-Individual Exhibition “The Hallucinogenic Art” Starbucks Muntaner /Barcelona, Spain
2013- Collective Exhibition “Free” Untitled Gallery / Barcelona, Spain
2011- Collective Exhibition “99 and ½ artists” Maxo Gallery / Barcelona, Spain
2009- Collective Exhibition "a thousand faces" Ateneo del Hatillo / Caracas-, Venezuela
2009- Collective Exhibition "New Talents" Museum of Fine Arts / Caracas, Venezuela
2008- Collective Exhibition "a thousand faces" Ateneo del Hatillo / Caracas, Venezuela
2007- Collective Exhibition "a thousand faces" Ateneo del Hatillo / Caracas, Venezuela

Felix Zilinskas - 'It´s just the wind' - acrylic