Pastoriza-Piñol, John   (1975 -  )

Based in Melbourne, Australia, John considers himself a contemporary visual artist whose practice sits within the genre of botanical art yet rebels against its continued traditional representations and tropes.

John completed his docturmiento in Botany at University of Vigo, Galicia, in Spain.

On returning home to Australia, he was encouraged to formally study botanical illustration at the Botanical Art School of Melbourne under the direction of Jenny Phillips.

The transition from amateur to professional was relatively brief for John, prompting him to develop his own style and exhibit further afield. He began showing work at the Royal Horticultural Society winter shows in Westminster London, with a Gold medal winning show in 2005.

Gordon Morrison, Director, Art Gallery of Ballarat, notes that:

"As a trained botanical artist of the first order, John Pastoriza-Piñol is completely au fait with the Linnaean system, and can create illustrations which have a strictly scientific function, where aesthetics are a secondary consideration.
However, his latest work takes us in a very different direction. These are not timid, frigid, shrinking violets or virginal mystic roses: Pastoriza-Piñol's flowers are lush, potent, sensual celebrations of life."

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.soc-botanical-artists.org/artist/john-pastoriza-pinol/
https://botanique-art.com/?page_id=2
Portrait Photo: ~2022, https://ctvplus.org.au/episode/john-pastoriza-pinol/.