Francisco Jose Jimenez started to be attracted by the beauty of the human body in art; the nude. Here, he painted his first nudes in oil and intensified his work by trying different types of textures with different materials along with a strong influence from the artist Antonio Tapies, who he discovered after attending an exhibition of the artist.
Soon after, Francisco was selected for a solo exhibition at the Tomas y Valiente Cultural Center of Madrid which is attached to the Reina Sofia Museum. He exhibited 14 of his best pieces. This exhibition was very successful, giving the artist his first media exposure.
Later, Francisco Jose Jimenez decided to leave Madrid and move to London in search of new opportunities as an emerging artist. Although it wasn’t easy at first, gradually he created a base and submerged himself into the world of art in this city. He created new paintings with a more pronounced nostalgic vision, influenced by British artist Lucian Freud to who he feels great admiration for. In his first year in London, he held his first solo exhibition in Nolias Gallery, a small gallery located in Southwark. A year later came the opportunity to do a solo show at the famous Menier Gallery in London Bridge. Again, this was really successful and so far has exhibited three times in this gallery, getting the attention of art collectors and different institutions.
