Jorge Mansilla

Born in 1979 in Mexico, have lived in the U.S.A., Spain and now in Australia.
Being exposed to technology in an exponential manner allowed me to witness the drastic alteration of our lifestyles and the sudden rise of our new cyber worlds and identities. My art results fall in the intersection of figurative and abstract, constantly obsessed with the possibility of making visible the intangible.
I have been producing art since 1999: exploring various themes such as sexuality, spirituality, our relationship with nature and death.
I have been producing collages on paper for various reasons: paper represents ancient cultures and for centuries now the triumph of our civilization, it is also a practical and simple material that enables the creation of images whilst more importantly consolidating time and space as a unique physical document.
I have collect and recycle materials because these practices speak about the saturation and overconsumption representative of our times, all this paper and plastic will then shape figures and images that attempt to materialise this overload, the homogenisation and convergence of world trends and the complexity of our emerging status as internet mutants.
Most recent works are sculptures made fro...

Martin College, Diploma of Graphic Design, 2011
Sydney, Australia

University of Technology, Sydney, Masters in Media, Arts and Production, 2010
Sydney, Australia

ELISAVA, New Formats of Exhibition Design, 2004
Barcelona, Spain

Universidad de Barcelona, Editorial Design, 2003
Barcelona, Spain

Universidad de Monterrey, Bachelor in Fine Arts 2002
Monterrey, Mexico

2016 Annual Show, The Shop Gallery, Sydney
2015 Mixed Media show, Core ArtSpace, Denver
2015 Gestos, Sandpit Gallery, Melbourne
2015 BEAMS Festival, Central Park, Sydney
2015 SYNCH 3, 107 Projects, Sydney
2015 The Genderator, The Shop Gallery, Sydney
2015 Con-temporary 5, Venice
2015 Pop Living, Schwartz Gallery, London
2014 Fish Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
2014 Borders, LOFT art space, Strasbourg
2014 Daisy Chain, Garage Gallery, Sydney
2013 The Money Issue, Leap Magazine, Melbourne
2013 The Power Issue, Leap Magazine, Melbourne
2008 Revivals, Object Not Found Gallery, Monterrey
2004 Museus Mobils Centre Civic Can Fabra, Barcelona
2004 10x10 Taller Roberts, Barcelona
2002 Young Art Biennale, Casa de la Cultura Nuevo Leon, Monterrey
2002 La Naturaleza siempre gana, Casa de la Cultura San Pedro, Monterrey