We are delighted to share that Juan del Pozo is featured in issue 188 of Pratique des Arts, the French magazine dedicated to painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. In a richly illustrated feature titled Villes de lumière, Juan opens his studio and speaks about how he paints the modern city.
A View from Above
Born in Madrid in 1969, Juan grew up in the rooftop studio of his father, the painter José Rodríguez. From there, with nothing between the eye and the sky, he learned to look at the city from above. That early vantage point became the essence of his work, visible in paintings such as Golden London and Flying New York, where the city unfolds vast, luminous and full of movement.
For Juan, the city is above all a way to express light and colour. He is drawn to fleeting moments most of us pass by: sunlight reflected in glass, a street glistening after rain, a tree in blossom. His aim is to find something exceptional within the everyday.
Light Without Black
The interview offers a fascinating insight into his palette. Juan never uses black, which he feels deadens colour. His shadows are built from mauves, blues and violets, while light arrives in warm yellows and oranges. Afternoon light, he explains, is ideal for this dialogue between cool shadow and sunlit façade, and it is this contrast that gives his canvases their distinctive glow.
He also describes beginning each painting freely, sometimes imagining he is painting open landscape rather than buildings, before the precision of the architecture takes shape. As he puts it, a work of art is ultimately contemplated through feeling, through the heart.
Read the Full Feature
The complete interview, including his creative process and further works such as The Sun over the Thames, China Town and City of Austin, appears in Pratique des Arts no. 188 (August-September 2026), available in print and digital editions. Order your copy here.
To discover Juan del Pozo's available works or arrange a private viewing, we would be delighted to hear from you.
