Colombian artist Jose Palacio talks about the process of his digital art practice

The artist Jose Palacio, also known as ‘JIPS’ or ‘JIPSx’, is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Colombia, whose fantastical, often-psychedelic practice builds itself off digital art, painting and animation. He embarked on his artistic path when he was very young, telling STIR he has always liked to paint, and that watching his mother making art in many different techniques, primarily on various textiles, served as inspiration. The artist says, “This taught me that there were multiple ways to express myself, based on the feeling of the moment.” When the time came that Palacio had to choose a university career, he and his parents decided together that he should study business administration. He looks back on this, saying, “At that time, I was very young, I was barely 16 years old, now that I see it in retrospect, I feel like I made a decision very tied to family and social aspirations, but that ultimately helped define the person I am today. Despite studying for a career far removed from the arts, I had the opportunity to explore my artistic side by pursuing music at the…