Emmanuel Moses was born in Panama City, Panama in 1986 and comes from a family where there are no artists or creatives. He received his highschool diploma from the Balboa academy where he discovered his connection and potential in the arts. As he painted in school his arts professor became a building block in his career as she opened up his eyes to what was right in front of him; his passion and talent for the visual arts.
At the age of 22, he completed his degree in advertising design from Savannah College of Art and Design. His understanding of design then trickled into his canvases, transforming into sharp lines and soft gradients of pigment. He balanced jobs in advertising with his fine arts pursuits, until the year of 2020 when Covid-19 emerged. In this tumultuous year, his career in the fine arts bloomed; he moved to the beach in Panama where he focused primarily on the creation of his artworks. Since then he has shown in exhibitions in Panamá, Cuba, Guatemala, Chile, Brazil, Los Angeles, New York and Miami.
Collaborations with institutions such as MAC; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Panamá City, Panamá, have propelled his art into the global art market. The most recent project in collaboration with MAC was creating this installation piece where the audience could go inside the enclosed dark container and interact with the space. In his artist career this was a growth experience as he was in charge of concept, installation and execution.
Emmanuel Moses’s artworks, is a captivating study of color, shape, and feeling. He shows mastery of acrylic paint on canvas by having the two contrasting ways in which acrylic can be applied. As a smoothly blended gradient contrasted by strong unblended bold color. With attention to the lines and color application, he creates works of art that are not only visually stimulating but also conceptually moving. His paintings are characterized by lush tropical colors, bright gradients, and sharp black lines, each imbued with life and energy. His bold color choices and dynamic compositions transport viewers, tempting the viewer to jump into the work, where the works are like a portal. Moses’s work captivates the senses and excites the soul.
Most of his influence in color theory comes from Josef Albers and his manual titled "The Interaction of Color". Through this “ method based on the idea that only by observing color in the push and tug and pull of context can one begin to understand the nature of color” is the base to most of his painting process.
His works have interacted and been seen in multiple different cultural contexts allowing for them to be part of a greater global conversation. This can be seen with his large-scale project Detras del Muro for Biennale de la Habana 2022. This mural became one with the space, the community and brought a new light to the conversation between the past and the present.
With his works and constant innovation, he has shown the power art can have to create conversion, to adapt to the audience and to spark inspiration. Innovation for him is not defined by changing of style but a change of canvas, dimension and application. In April 19, 2022 he released 320 editions of “Tunel Dimensional” a generative art series, embracing new technologies and its role in art consumption.
Moses is an artist with no limits as he has a clear goal of constantly growing and adapting his art to become expansive in the society and culture it lives in. His goal is to transcend geographical confines and establish a foothold in the international art scene. Even though these global aspirations are constantly present, he will alway be tethered to Panamá and drive inspiration from his home country, one full of glazing sunshine, breeze scented with pacific salt, and cerulean blue waters.