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(2025)


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(2018-2024)


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My current series of paintings continues an exploration of abstraction as a tool to record emotion, memory and the tension between control and instinct. Working with oil, oil stick and acrylic, I build up the surface in a structured palette of muted, earthy tones with punching flashes of vivid, sometimes fluorescent colors. From the abstraction, figurative elements emerge briefly before dissolving back into gesture, compositionally feeling raw yet identifiable. These moments inspire poetic phrases—deeply personal yet resonating on a broader scale. Feelings of angst, elation, honor and horror are expressed as quick, visual-epiphanies. While they relate to the outside world, these thoughts remain ultimately intimate, meant to be understood in this way.

Location: Paris









The sky is crying the world is on fire
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
160x210cm
Painted in Paris, France




Virgin Mary
2024-25
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
90x74cm
Painted in Paris, France




Nostalgia as a perspective is starting to frighten me
2024-25
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
74x57cm
Painted in Paris, France



I love you, I love your heart
So much that it hurts my heart
I heard it’s hard to hurt my heart
You disregard so brilliantly
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
160x130cm
Painted in Paris, France




Haussman Underground
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
78x76cm
Painted in Paris, France




Erratic arachnid
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on jute
100x70cm
Painted in Paris, France











Tranquilizing the voice in my mind
A good memory is a great gift and a curse
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on jute
100x70cm
Painted in Paris, France




Evolution of truth from absolute to universal
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
146x89cm
Painted in Paris, France











Parisian pink sky
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on jute
60x60cm
Painted in Paris, France




Magnetism—your legs crossed
The tip of your talon inconspicuously dancing along the limit drawn between my kneecaps
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on jute
60x60cm
Painted in Paris, France




Professional Degenerate
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
155x120cm
Painted in Paris, France




Spit in my mouth don’t spit on my aura
2025
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
160x225cm
Painted in Paris, France





Studio Practice

1. Abstract paintings
The sky is crying the world is on fire
2024-25
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
160x210cm


Feelings of angst, elation, honor and horror are expressed as quick, visual-epiphanies.

My current series of paintings continues an exploration of abstraction as a tool to record emotion, memory and the tension between control and instinct.

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2. La biche
Parched giraffe experiences mirage
2024
Acrylic on canvas
61x46cm


The focus of this series is poetic reflection, tenderness and the natural subtleties.

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3. Life
Untitled (Empire State Building apartment)
2018
Oil on linen
9x10in


Over the last few years, Andrew Agutos has painted a collection of still lifes and interiors simply to ‘remember where he’s been in life’.

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4. Words
To Bruise the Spirit of a pure-hearted woman
2023-24
Digital animation


A selection of word-based pieces multi-layered in clarity, tension, voice and penmanship.

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Cultural Projects

1. 2pac Poetry Month
Tupac ‘And 2morrow’
2025
Acrylic on linen
46x38cm


A painted reinterpretation of poem And 2morrow written by Tupac Amaru Shakur.

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2. Tim Atlas Enchanté
Tim Atlas ‘Enchanté’ Digital Album Spotify Canvas
2025
Hand-painted animation


Enchanté - Singer-songwriter Tim Atlas releases his first full-length album. Artwork & Design by Andrew Agutos. 

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3. Nas 30 years of illmatic
Most Dangerous MC for Nas 
2024
Acrylic on canvas
50x61cm


Celebrating 30 years of one of rap's greatest albums, illmatic.

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4. 21 Savage american dream
Bootleg Flag for 21 Savage 
2024
Acrylic on linen
41x33cm


An emblematic triptych alongside the release of 21 Savage’s american dream.

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About
Andrew Agutos is a multidisciplinary artist taking a poetic approach between abstract and figurative—non-chronologically creating series of paintings that capture the energy and essence of the personal and the universal. Often titled with poems, his works form an introspective visual / written library recording depths of human emotion and snapshots of cool, connecting the dots between dreams, design, desire, cities, love, luxury.

Unbound by a singular style or medium, Andrew’s practice communicates through a distinct language of color with nods to art history, the internet, rap music and fashion. Having an affinity for iconic imagery, he has designed and photographed for several fashion brands and figures—work that directly informs his painting and visual storytelling.

Although enamored with beauty and the allure of consumer culture, his work subtly questions and critiques these very systems. Each canvas resonates within a matrix of symbolism and intentional palettes, whether piercing, melancholy or ethereal.







CV
Born1989San Jose, California, United States
Living and working in Paris, France


Education
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting / Drawing 
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA


Solo Exhibitions 2015



2013



2011Andrew Agutos (Mural)
Madrone Art Bar
San Francisco, CA

Dysfunctional
Phantom Galleries
San Jose, CA

Boutique
Bruce Galleries
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA


Group Shows
2022











2019











2016








2015







2014











2013



2010 LIQUIDATION TOTALE
Ateliers Klandestin
Colombes, France

LUNE DE MIEL
Museum & Co.
Paris, France

Already Home
59 Rivoli
Paris, France

Tao Hua Tan Group Exhibition
Hefei-Kurume Friendship Art Museum 
Hefei, China

Summer 2019 Group Show
Boccara Art
Brooklyn, NY

Overseas Group Show
The Twelfth House
Manila, Philippines

Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
Building Bridges Art Exchange
Santa Monica, CA

adidas Originals = Pharrell Williams Pink Beach
Nice Kicks
Los Angeles, CA

Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
Building Bridges Art Exchange
Santa Monica, CA

DIMEPIECE #EMOCOLLECTION PARTY The Standard Hotel
Los Angeles, CA

#DIMEPIECE8BDAY PARTY
The Underground Museum
Los Angeles, CA

FRANKSOSA
The Seventh Letter
Los Angeles, CA

Budweiser’s Made in America Tour
Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, CA

Artbox Project SJ (Mural)
Anno Domini
San Jose, CA

TRASHed Coachella 2010
POVevolving Gallery
Los Angeles, CA



Residencies
2022


2019
 Skopelos Foundation for the Arts
Skopelos, Greece

Tao Hua Tan 5th International Artist Retreat and Residency
Anhui Province, China



Awards
2010

Winner
TRASHed Coachella 2010: The Art of Recycling


Bibliography2024



2023


2014Foreword
Parade by Jomad
Museum & Co.

81 Polaroids by Andrew Agutos
Museum & Co.

Chapter 58: FRANKSOSA
Frank151



Experience
2010






2008-2011Education Intern
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay
de Young Museum
San Francisco, CA

Museum Experience Representative
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose, CA



Selected Collaborations21 Savage
adidas Originals
Budweiser
BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP
Bombay Sapphire
Guess Jeans
kate spade new york
Kendall + Kylie
Nas
/Paradox/ Barbershop
Pharrell Williams
The Shakur Estate
Spalding Ball
Tim Atlas
Universal Music Group
Victoria’s Secret PINK
















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