JOSE SPÍNOLA
Jose Spínola is a Mexican director, creative director & photographer who works across music, fashion, documentary, and branded content projects. In his work, he establishes deep connections between his characters and their environments with captivating empathy. A true cinephile and abroad knowledge about photography, film, and art, he impregnates the projects of in-depth content with a whimsical approach to aesthetics, light, color, framing, and composition.
His multidisciplinary approach has led him to collaborate with artists such as Kim Gordon, Zola Jesus, Devendra Banhart, Philip Glass, James Turrell, Kashmir, Jordan Rakei, Bomba Estéreo, Sudan Archives, and Gilles Peterson, as well as with clients like Beefeater 24, Gucci, Google, Nissan, Sony, and Bimba y Lola, among many others. His editorials have appeared in Wallpaper, GUP, L’Officiel, Suitcase, Lensculture, P Magazine, i-D, and Hotbook. His work has been exhibited at the Taipei Contemporary Art Center and featured in the book 100 Sculptors of Tomorrow by Thames & Hudson. He recently gained international recognition with the presentation of his video installation Nature Is No Longer Destiny at the Croatian Art Biennale. In 2024, his photography was published in Magic Hour, a book by Booooooom, where he was also shortlisted among the year’s 20 best photographs. His portrait of Lucy Railton was featured on the cover of her album Blue Veil (Ideologic Organ, Paris), and his nude work was the subject of a retrospective published in Osphilia, a Lithuanian print magazine, where it also appeared on the cover.
While he's not working on commercial projects, he puts his time and soul into developing passion projects, documentaries, and photographs.
EDUCATION
2008-2010
2005-2008
2006
Graphic Design
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Communications
Universidad Iberoamericana. León, Guanajuato.
Art Direction & Digital Arts
Media Centre d’art i Disseny de ESDi. Barcelona, Spain.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025
2025
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2024
2024
2023
2018-2022
2022
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2022
2022
2010-ungoing
2010-ungoing
2019
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2019- 2022
2019-2020
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2010-2014
2010-2011
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2010-2013
2008-2009
2007-2008
Lucy Railton, Blue Veil, Album Cover. Paris France.
Photographer
Magic Hour book published by Booooooom. USA
Photographer
Osphilia, Cover image and Retrospective. Lithuania
Photographer
2024 Booooooom Photo Awards, 20 Short Listed. USA
Photographer
Der Greif, Interiors. Germany
Photographer
Nature Is Not Longer Destiny, Art-Film Installation. Croatia Biennale
Filmmaker
Nature Is Not Longer Destiny, Art-Film Installation. Portugal /Mexico
Filmmaker
100 sculptors of Tomorrow” of Thames & Hudson. London.
Chineseness in Chile. Book, Palgrave Macmillan. Chile /Mexico
Photographer
Shifting Representations During the Twenty-Firts Century
Beefeater 24, Film Campaign. London /Mexico City.
Film Director
Bomba Estereo, Tour Campaign. Colombia /Mexico
Photographer
BRUTAL Inc. México City.
Creative Director / Filmmaker-Photographer
BRUTAL Inc is a multidisciplinary studio based in Mexico City specializing in audio-visual communication. Founded by Spínola in 2010, it has been developing creative thinking across various mediums and formats. It specializes in storytelling for brands, cultural and artistic projects, brand content, feature films, photo campaigns, video and art direction, and many other creative services, under a whimsical approach to aesthetics.
MUSICTOPIA. Electronic Music in Digital Age.Documentary.
México City / London / Montreal / Berlin / Los Angeles.
Film Director, Scriptwriter & Director of Photography
MUSICTOPIA is a profound exploration into the origin of the sound, on how music acts as a mirror of society and how electronic music can predict the future, highlighting music’s ability to create change. It gives a voice to more than 50avant-garde artists from around the globe -throughout 10 years-with conversations and performances reflecting what it means to be an artist in the third technological revolution and the challenges encountered to find freedom.
Google Play, Film Campaign. Mexico City.
Film Director
Saba, Film Campaign. Mexico City.
Film Director
Tequila Tepozan. Mexico City / Los Angeles / New Mexico /New York City.
Creative Director /Branding / Filmmaker / Photographer
Atra Form. Mexico City / Los Angeles / New York City
Creative Director /Branding / Filmmaker / Photographer
Vissio. Mexico City / Los Angeles / New York City
Photographer
Grupo Los Guapos. Mexico City / Portland / Los Angeles
Art Director / Filmmaker / Photographer
Studio Los Guapos is a multicultural studio dedicated to creatingbrand and music experiences creating compelling content.
Genomma Lab Campaign. Mexico City
Photographer
Airbnb Experiences, Branded Content. Mexico City.
Photographer
MASA, Gallery. Mexico City
Photographer
Camila Fuchs, Music Video. Mexico City
Film Director
Casa Pani, Hotel. Mexico City
Art Director
Google Span, Branded Content. Mexico City / Los Angeles
Film Director
Kali Mutsa / N.A.A.F.I , Album Cover. Mexico City
Photographer
Estereo Beach Festival.Festival Image. Mexico City / Colombia
Photographer
Luv.it , Campaign. Mexico City
Film Director
Carolo, Art Film Campaign. Mexico City
Film Director
Clover Grocery, Branded Content. New York City.
Film Director
CORAZON, Short Film. New York / Mexico City
Film Director
Sony, Campaign. Mexico City
Photographer
Sony High Ress. Branded Content. Mexico City
Filmmaker
Sony + Mutek. Branded Content. Montreal, Canada
Filmmaker
La Habitación Roja . Music Video. Mexico City / Barcelona, Spain.
Film Director
Nissan Juke presents: Jamie Lidell & Helado Negro,Branded Content.Mexico City
Filmmaker
MUNAL Museum,Book. Mexico City
Art Director
Philip Glass + James Turrell, ConcertIntervention. Yucatán, México
Filmmaker / Photographer / Music Curator / Art Director
OAXACA Social Art. Oaxaca, México.
Art Director / Filmmaker / Program Curator
FREEDOM, Documentary.Mexico City / Montreal
Film Director / Director of Photography
Taxi Art Magazine. Mexico City
Art Director / Photographer
Everything must go! Art Fair. New York City
Art Director
HEALTH , Music Video. Mexico City
Filmmaker
Kashmir, Music Video. Mexico City
Filmmaker
Mutek Festival. Mexico City
Art Director / Filmmaker/ Music Curator
Ache Entertainment. Mexico City
Art Director Sr. / Music Promoter
Ogilvy & Mather. Mexico City
Art Director Jr.
GRANTS
Film Independent. United States
Fiscal Sponsorship for Musictopia Documentary.
2020
ART RESIDENCIES
Jelsa, Art Biennial. Croatia
Agit Lab. Portugal
Casa Wabi. Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México.
2023
2017
2016