‘Caffeinated & Collecting’, 2025, Tim Jimenez
Painting depicts me zooming around to various shops and thrift stores on my motorcycle hunting for various trinkets/trading cards/blind boxes that give me a sudden release of serotonin knowing I’m adding a new addition to my collection all while enjoying a cup of coffee to keep me running. I find a lot of joy in a good cup of coffee on my day off and going on an adventure around the city not knowing what I’m going to find.
Acrylic paint, paint markers, oil pastels
18” x 24” // $400
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Born in the Philippines and based in Chicago for over 13 years, Timothy Jimenez is an artist whose work defies traditional paths and embraces raw, unfiltered imagination. With no formal training or art school background, Jimenez began drawing and painting from a young age, guided purely by instinct and passion. His creative journey has taken many forms—screen printing, graphic design, and illustrations for independent clothing brands—but the throughline is clear: a deep fascination with the macabre and the fantastical. Horror motifs, medieval weaponry, and the animated creatures of his childhood—particularly Pokémon—fuel his bold visual universe. The result is a body of work that blends nostalgia with menace, innocence with edge, all rooted in the mind of a self-taught visionary.