CARLOS GARCIA NORIEGA BUENO - Mexico City

Born in 1983 in Mexico City, Carlos García Noriega Bueno is an architect graduate from RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia. His training in architecture brought him closer to the world of sculpture. His fascination for this artistic discipline plus his avid experience as an architect has made him the renowned artist he is today. His foray into sculpture and the arts began as catharsis; expressing, confronting and making peace with the epileptic condition that he maintained from age 12 to age 21. This phase in his life, while complex and challenging, led him to explore different means and forms to project himself in an abstract and geometric way, which, in turn, is the most natural way to manifest his work. Taking this introspective perspective as a starting point, Carlos sees himself as part of a community and has a genuine attraction to events with direct social, political and environmental effects. His work has led him to investigate universal issues such as the extinction of bees, the global situation of refugees, borders, native communities, and sacred rituals where the resilience and spirit of species results in a motivation to continue living and creating. Thus, through his pieces, he seeks to generate this same introspection within the viewer, and channel their attention to an opportunity to generate awareness and reflection.