Jose Bonell
Exhibitions, CV, Press



Jose Bonell’s figurative paintings depict psychological scenarios charged with anticipation, wry wit, and an appreciation of the daily absurdities of the human experience. Unencumbered by context, Bonell’s wide range of closely-cropped subjects including hands, feet, torsos, and candelabras, among other things, are caught in a series of zany, evocative moments. With quick marks and decisive washes of paint, he conjures elusive dreamscapes, balancing their philosophical heft of these follies with humor and humility.

Jose Bonell (b. 1989, Barcelona, ES; where he continues to live and work) was awarded the Prix Novembre in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, in 2020. Alongside Sara Bonache, he is the co-director of Unica Editions, founded in 2020, which publishes artist’s books and objects in limited series.




Paris Internationale 2024, Paris, France

Jose Bonell
Finding Oneself, 2024
oil on linen
28 3/4h x 23 5/8w in
73.03h x 60.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
Mother and Child, 2024
oil on linen
28 3/4h x 23 5/8w in
73.03h x 60.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
Perfect Smile, 2024
oil on linen
28 3/4h x 23 5/8w in
73.03h x 60.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Lecturers, 2024
oil on linen
31 1/2h x 39 3/8w in
80.01h x 100.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Postcard, 2024
oil on linen
16 1/8h x 13w in
40.96h x 33.02w cm
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Jose Bonell
Peekaboo, 2024
oil on linen
16 1/8h x 13w in
40.96h x 33.02w cm
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Jose Bonell
Young Poet, 2024
oil on linen
21 5/8h x 18 1/8w in
54.93h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Howl, 2024
oil on linen
21 5/8h x 18 1/8w in
54.93h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Trapped, 2024
oil on linen
15h x 18 1/8w in
38.10h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Dreamer, 2024
oil on linen
16 1/8h x 13w in
40.96h x 33.02w cm
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Jose Bonell
Winged Flower, 2024
oil on linen
16 1/8h x 13w in
40.96h x 33.02w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Apprentice, 2024
oil on linen
13h x 16 1/8w in
33.02h x 40.96w cm
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Jose Bonell
Pleasant Lies, 2023
oil and spray paint on linen
18 1/8h x 15w in
46.04h x 38.10w cm
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Jose Bonell
Anatomy Lesson, 2023
oil on linen
18 1/8h x 21 5/8w in
46.04h x 54.93w cm
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Jose Bonell
Self-Conversation, 2023
oil on linen
14 15/16h x 18 1/8w in
37.94h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Domination, 2023
oil and spray paint on linen
14 15/16h x 18 1/8w in
37.94h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Prediction, 2023
oil on linen
15h x 18 1/8w in
38.10h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Self Problems, 2023
oil and spray paint on linen
28 3/4h x 23 5/8w in
73.03h x 60.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
Yes-No, 2023
oil on linen
13h x 16 1/8w in
33.02h x 40.96w cm
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Jose Bonell
Hasard, Hasard, 2022
oil on linen
31 1/2h x 39 3/8w in
80.01h x 100.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Inner Night, 2022
oil and spray paint on linen
23 5/8h x 28 3/4w in
60.01h x 73.03w cm
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Jose Bonell
Lonely Shoes, 2022
oil and spray paint on linen
39 3/8h x 31 1/2w in
100.01h x 80.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
Time Waltz, 2022
oil and spray paint on linen
39 3/8h x 31 1/2w in
100.01h x 80.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Poet, 2022
oil and spray paint on linen
21 5/8h x 18 1/8w in
54.93h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Soft Candelabra, 2022
oil and spray paint on linen
21 5/8h x 18 1/8w in
54.93h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Final Spell, 2021
oil on linen
21 5/8h x 18 1/8w in
54.93h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
New Hermes, 2022
oil on canvas
21 5/8h x 18 1/8w in
54.93h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Indiscreet Night, 2022
oil on linen
14 15/16h x 18 1/8w in
37.94h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
Werewolf, 2022
oil and spray paint on linen
14 15/16h x 18 1/8w in
37.94h x 46.04w cm
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Jose Bonell
The Choice, 2022
oil on linen
28 3/4h x 23 5/8w in
73.03h x 60.01w cm
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Jose Bonell
New Age, 2023
oil on linen
16 1/8h x 13w in
40.96h x 33.02w cm
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Jose Bonell
Red Pearls, 2022
oil on linen
16 7/8h x 13w in
42.86h x 33.02w cm
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