Mauro Murillo
Artist
BIO
Murillo was born in Coahuila, Mexico and moved to San Antonio, TX in 1995. During high school he attended Say Si, a youth afterschool art program where he created art in different mediums including aluminum, paper mache, graphite and more. After graduating with an Associates Degree in Communication Design from San Antonio College in 2020 he then focused on building a career towards a full-time artist. Murillo had his first solo exhibition in 2021. His work has since been exhibited in San Antonio TX, Austin TX, Corpus Christi TX, Seattle WA, and Denver CO.
Statement
The paintings styles I mainly work with are fauvism and abstract expressionism. In the beginning of my career, I drew inspiration from iconic figures of the Mexican Revolution and the Golden Age of Cinema, by taking vintage black and white images and reproducing them with vibrant colors to promote our rich and colorful culture.
I have been exploring color even deeper by creating abstract paintings inspired by music, emotion, and movement. For my compositions I use primary colors to represent sounds that are happy, powerful and epic. While the secondary colors I use for a more romantic and melancholic feeling. Some of my abstract work is accompanied with my own music compositions. The intention of my abstract paintings is to create a deeper and more personal narratives in my work.