FERNANDO ESTEBAN (CARACAS, VENEZUELA, 1987) IS A MEXICAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST BASED IN MEXICO CITY. WITH A BACKGROUND IN MUSIC AND COMMUNICATION, HE DEVELOPS BOTH VISUAL AND SOUND-BASED WORK. HIS PAINTINGS—PREDOMINANTLY ABSTRACT AND EXPRESSIONIST—REVEAL A STRONG SENSE OF MUSICALITY. WORKING ON LARGE FORMATS, HE USES BRUSHES, STICKS, THREAD, AND EVEN BROOMS TO BUILD GESTURES, ALONG WITH MATERIALS LIKE CEMENT, SAND, AND SALT TO CREATE TEXTURAL NARRATIVES. HIS PRACTICE EVOKES A PRIMAL, RHYTHMIC ENERGY THAT MERGES COLOR, MOVEMENT, AND MEMORY.