Jack
Prendas

My work is shaped by looking, personal and group anecdotes, and the instability of memory.

Self portrait by Jack Prendas — Self Portrait

01 / Paintings

Paintings

A child and adult seated together inside a subway car — Un trajet en métro avec papi, 2025Aerosol, acrylic, chalk, oil and oil pastel on fabric · 48 × 48 in / 121.9 × 121.9 cm

A dark interior painting with a figure leaning over plants — Manhattan, 2025Aerosol, acrylic, charcoal, chalk pastel and oil paint · 37 × 48 in / 94 × 121.9 cm

A seated figure in violet facing framed birdlike forms — Harvey, 2025Oil, acrylic and chalk pastel on fabric · 36 × 48 in / 91.4 × 121.9 cm

A reclining figure rendered in smoky gray, mauve, and rose tones — Dwell, 2025Oil, charcoal and oil pastel on canvas · 48 × 36 in / 121.9 × 91.4 cm

Two reclining figures rendered in muted rose and charcoal tones — The Voyeur, 2025Acrylic, charcoal, chalk pastel and oil paint · 80 × 30 in / 203.2 × 76.2 cm

A long boat carrying silhouetted passengers through a dark green landscape — La Barra, 2025Acrylic and oil on fabric · 40 × 24 in / 101.6 × 61 cm

Two figures intertwined in an embrace within a red circular field — Pietà d’UtyumOil, chalk pastel and oil pastel · 36 × 36 in / 91.4 × 91.4 cm

Detail of Pietà d’Utyum showing a face, arms, and hands — Pietà d’Utyum, detailDetail view

A pink seated figure emerging from a pale violet ground — Suspension II, 2025Oil, chalk pastel and acrylic · 36 × 48 in / 91.4 × 121.9 cm

A close portrait built from divided fields of pink, orange, and charcoal — Untitled (Self Portrait), 2025Oil, chalk, acrylic and charcoal on canvas · 18 × 18 in / 45.7 × 45.7 cm

A layered portrait combining translucent washes, drawing, and a dark central face — Untitled, 2025Mixed media on paper · 24 × 30 in / 61 × 76.2 cm

Close detail of a layered graphite portrait — Untitled, detailDetail view

Portrait drawing in charcoal and rust-orange pastel — Untitled, 2025Mixed media on paper · 24 × 30 in / 61 × 76.2 cm

Close detail of a charcoal and orange portrait — Untitled, detailDetail view

A horizontal close portrait in red, violet, green, and blue — Untitled, 2025Mixed media on fabric · 20 × 24 in / 50.8 × 61 cm

Two cattle touching faces against a vivid blue and green landscape — Smooch, 2024Oil on canvas · 30 × 36 in / 76.2 × 91.4 cm

A group of Jack Prendas paintings arranged along a studio wall — Studio view2025

02 / About

About

Jack Prendas is an artist based in Costa Rica, working across painting and drawing. His work moves through gesture, material, and memory, deambulating between representation and distortion.