A word from the artist
I am an Ecuadorian born artist temporarily living in Mexico near the US border. To this day, my home country and its varied nature remains one of the main sources of inspiration for my art. From Galapagos Islands and beaches to eternal glaciers, rolling hills and lagoons, colonial gold filled cities and churches, to the Amazon forest. It has been my pleasure to guide visitors around. At a young age, I fell in love with the majestic Andes mountains, and later became a mountain climber. All these powerful sights and sensations remain within me and inspire the vibrant symbolism and colors of my paintings.
Throughout the years, I’ve travelled alongside my family to many parts of the world. I lived in Costa Rica, the United States, Belgium, and now Mexico, and from there traveled to dozens of other states and countries, especially around Europe. This has opened doors and given me inspiration.
I have been able to continuously find freedom and creativity exploring my sense of identity and incorporating a little piece of each place, all with the support of my loved ones.
My art reflects these many locations, cultures, sceneries, dreams and stories, blending the impressions and memories with emotional strokes and strong colors.
Now, I’m excited to be able to share my work and vision with friends and strangers alike. I continue to build on my collection with a range of styles and themes. I hope you will enjoy and find inspiration, … and join me on my journey!
José Falconi-Kroeker.
About the company
ACT-es is the acronym for « Apprendre, Collaborer, Transformer -économie solidaire », which means Learning/Collaborating/Transforming with solidarity economy (or social enterprise). “Actes”, in French for “actions”. ACT-es is the new little organization that my family and I have created, to put our values and dreams into action.
We have several branches of activity:
1) The production and sale of art
2) Consulting to organizations that work on social change, equity, and justice, and bringing out the voice of those who are often left behind, marginalized or disadvantaged, especially young people (ACT Consulting).
We now hope to start branching out to:
3) nurture conversations between those who are moving forward with creativity in those areas, and
4) Promote social enterprise, with art and crafts from around the world, providing visibility and income to those in need.
Please contact us if you are interested in acquiring art, in these services, or in collaborating on our journey.