Mauricio García Vega

Mauricio García Vega (born December 21, 1944) is a Mexican painter whose work has been recognized by various awards and membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. His work is mostly focused on urban landscapes, often with dark themes and a chaotic feel. He works both alone and with his brother Antonio García Vega. He lives and works in the Mexico City suburb of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.

Life Mauricio García Vega was born on December 21, 1944, in Mexico City. He is the older brother of artist Antonio García Vega and has the nickname of “Untonten.” In 2002, he was accepted as a member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana and served on that organization’s board from 2005 to 2006.

Juana Ines de la Cruz in art by Mexican artist Mauricio García Vega. He has also worked with his brother Antonio García Vega on projects. One of these was the Aus Der Tiefe (German: From the depths) exhibition which consisted of about fifty pieces such as paintings, reliefs, and drawings, which were displayed in various venues, such as the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, the Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Chimalhuacán, and the Galería Abad Plácido Retmeier, from 2010 to 2012.

His awards and recognitions include an honorary mention at the first painting competition of the Sahuagún Industrial complex (1980), an honorary mention at the Marcas, Símbolos y Logos event at the Palacio de Bellas Artes (1985), an honorary mention at the first Los Retratos de Sor Juana painting competition in Toluca (1989), first place at the Salón annual de Pintura of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (2002), second place at the Salón Annual de Dibujo y Grabado at the same institution (2003), honorary mention at the Sexta Bienal Nacional de Pintura y Grabado at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Morelia (2007), second place at the Salon Annual de Dibujo y Grabado at the Salon de la Plástica Mexicana (2011), and first place at the Salon Annual de Pintura at the same institution (2011).

Artistry

His works, like that of his brother Antonio, tend to deal with urban themes, often about human decadence. Images are not realistic and are generally distorted. His works often contain urban landscapes with a chaotic feel. The Aus der Tiefe series deals with the violence in human society, which the artist has said continues to grow. Vega considers his works to be cathartic, especially for him as he paints. ) He states that his main influences are Francisco Goya, Francis Bacon, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi as well as German Expressionism, and Goya’s Black Paintings. He mostly uses acrylics because they dry faster than oils. According to art critic Carlos Blas Galindo, García Vega’s works are meant to disquiet, move, impact, impress, surprise, and amaze onlookers. His images can evoke a sense of terror, the sublime, the sinister, the grotesque, the brutal, and the dramatic. His works are often done in diptychs and triptychs.