Mauricio Benitez

My paintings and collages examine the relationship between industrial materials and the natural world. I work with synthetic textures, packaging fragments, and everyday residues—often considered disposable—to reframe them as subjects worthy of reflection.

Through layered compositions, I investigate the visual language of waste, consumer culture, and ecological imbalance. My work evokes tension between beauty and pollution, surface and depth, seduction and discomfort. These pieces aim to question our habits of consumption and suggest a shift toward a more conscious coexistence with our environment.

Bachelor of Visual Arts from the University of Guanajuato, with additional studies at UNAM, La Salle Bajío, ENAH, and the Ministry of Culture. He has been a grant recipient of PECDA Guanajuato and Innovation IsReal in Tel Aviv.

Over the past eight years, Mauricio Benítez has built a solid exhibition record, with six solo shows and more than twenty group exhibitions across various cities in Mexico. His solo work has been featured in venues such as the University of Guanajuato Museum, Casa Museo Gene Byron, and Torre Andrade in León, showcasing projects like "La Protección del Silencio" and "Creación Sintética", which explore themes related to the environment, technology, and industrial materials. In the collective sphere, he has taken part in prominent art fairs and exhibitions including Clavo Siete at Art Week CDMX, Trámite Buró de Coleccionistas 7 in Querétaro, and "Saber Sembrar Maíz" at the Mexican Senate. His continued presence in the national art scene reflects a practice that combines research, critical reflection, and a contemporary visual language.