Paco Pomet Art for Sale: Prints & Originals

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Paco Pomet is a Contemporary Spanish artist known for his surreal and critical artworks that blend humour with social commentary. If you're looking for original Paco Pomet prints and editions for sale or would like to sell, request a complimentary valuation and browse our network's most in-demand works.

Biography

Pomet is a Spanish Contemporary artist. Born in Granada, he pursued his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Granada, graduating in 1993. He further honed his skills at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Pomet’s work is characterised by a meticulous attention to detail and a playful yet critical examination of historical and cultural narratives.

Throughout his career, Pomet has participated in numerous exhibitions across Europe and the United States, gaining recognition for his unique ability to blend the real with the surreal. His artworks often draw upon vintage photographs and popular culture, transforming familiar images into visual commentaries.

Pomet's artistic journey began in the early 1990s. His work has been showcased in prestigious galleries, including the Richard Heller Gallery and König Bergson in Munich. In 2015, he gained international attention by participating in Banksy’s Dismaland project, a milestone that introduced his work to a broader audience.

In his printmaking, Pomet has integrated his signature approach of juxtaposing historical aesthetics with contemporary surrealism. In The Last Evening (2019), the digitally rendered print combines a monochromatic scene reminiscent of 19th century photography with a striking intervention—a glowing, golden table and radiant orb that disrupt the otherwise sombre atmosphere. This interplay of nostalgia and disquiet reflects Pomet’s broader fascination with the uncanny. By altering light and focal points, as seen in this work, Pomet creates a sense of foreboding and mystery, reflecting on the passage of time and cultural memory.

Pomet employs celestial bodies to explore time, space, and human impermanence. In his works like Encounter (2018), where the moon floats with two businessmen on a raft, and On The Road (2019), which depicts a car driving toward a sun shaped like the United States. The sun and moon symbolise cycles of human endeavor, failures, and persistence, highlighting themes such as environmental degradation and the repetitive nature of moral dilemmas. Through this motif, Pomet evokes the cyclical and impermanent nature of life.
Pomet’s paintings balance humour and critique, often blending satire and absurdity. In Celestial, a collection of his works from 2017 to 2022, the sun and moon are depicted as anthropomorphised characters. These celestial bodies are incorporated into ordinary grey-toned settings, with glowing orbs hovering in muted landscapes and cratered moons perched on rooftops. This surreal approach allows him to critique the cyclical nature of societal issues while maintaining a sense of whimsy and irony.