Iván Tortajada

My education is a 5 year Degree on Fine Arts, Master’s Degree on Artistic Production (both by the Polytechnic University of Valencia), a Master’s on Zbrush 3D sculpting, and several courses of Illustration and classical drawing in Denmark.

I am Iván Tortajada, I identify myself as part of the LGBTQ2IAS+ colective. Mine is the typical story of the kid who has always been into art, with the particularity that I led my passion towards popular and traditional urban installations from my hometown, Valencia (Spain), called “Fallas”.

I currently combine my work for the Fallas Festival with colorful mural paintings where geometry coexists with organic pleasant characters. I try to create images that are appealing and attractive to the public, but at the same time they hide a story behind that can be understood by the viewers that look for something more meaningful. Usually related with LGBTQ2IAS+ rights or environmental care.

I have painted murals for companies and public institutions in Valencia of conisiderable sizes, (from 4 meters to 9 meters high) mostly outdoors, therefore I have used lifts and elevators to paint them. I have recently participated in the Colors Festival in Paris, and in the Slagelse Street Art Festival. The experience was so much enriching, that I would love to keep sharing my artwork with more people and learn from they culture.