HORACIO QUIROZ

(b. 1977, Mexico City, Mexico)

With experience in international advertising, the self-taught painter began his artistic career in 2013 and has since developed a body of work that encompasses the line between the beautiful and the grotesque, the utopian and the dystopian, the familiar and the supernatural. Informed by queer and ecological theory, Quiroz’s corporeal worlds reveal a cosmological awareness that expands the relationship between gender, identity, bodies, and environments. His highly detailed and fantastical paintings radiate a strange optimism that, paradoxically, has its roots in constant change.

The work of the Mexican artist revolves around duality. According to the painter, everything in our universe has a dual manifestation; everything that exists is composed of the duality of opposing forces. The human being, as part of the cosmos, is not exempt from this, as they are made of spirit and matter.

In his work, seemingly disparate forces can be seen exploring the human condition, gender, identity, and the relationship with the environment through colors, textures, and materials that shape the corporeal volumes, revealing an imagination closely linked to my everyday psychological processes.

Quiroz has exhibited his work internationally in institutions, galleries, and fairs in Europe, the UK, China, Mexico, Canada, Australia, and the United States. His work is found in numerous collections, including the Beth Rudin Collection of Woody and the Mer Collection, and he has undertaken international residencies, including the PLOP 2021 Residency in London.