Mauricio Ezequiel Paz Viola
About
Self-taught artist Mauricio Paz Viola was born in 1985 in Carmelo, Colonia, Uruguay, and began creating plastic art at age 7. He started participating in art competitions and exhibitions at age 14, with group and solo shows in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the United States, Italy, and elsewhere. His early style focused on realism, landscapes, and portraits, evolving to surrealism and expressionism; since moving to Chile in 2008, he has emphasized abstract expressionism. Influenced by spiritual practices including Gnosticism, Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way, Hare Krishna, and Naqshbandi Sufism, his work explores imaginary landscapes, inner struggles, other dimensions, and themes of light versus darkness, often featuring weightless objects, transparencies, and saturated colors.
Abstract expressionism with surrealistic elements, featuring futuristic landscapes and subconscious imagery
Selected Exhibitions
- Fifth Visual Art Fair, Fobeju Foundation, Santiago, Chile (2012)
- TRILLLADOS, Galería de Arte Chimkowe, Santiago, Chile (2015)
- Cuatro Veces Yo, Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile (2014/2016)
- Solo show, Torres Garcia Hall of Consulate of Argentina, Colonia, Uruguay (2005)
- Cultural Center of Carmelo, Uruguay (1999-2005, 2004)