Gildo medina biography sample

Gildo Medina is a visual artist who was born in Mexico City in 1980 who, for more than 20 years, has lived and worked in Paris, Madrid, Rome, Florence, New York, and Mexico City. The diverse social contexts and linguistic and cultural influences of the places that he has chosen to work and live are clearly manifest in his work, which express his vision of the present and portrays moments, beliefs, feelings, individuals, and societies as a sensory record of his own history.

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His work is critical and confrontational; it defies simple definitions and his visual language is inspired by the complex essence of the human being.

Medina’s work has undeniable realistic technical qualities that have been acclaimed by academics. For this he has been recognized with more than thirty awards in his different disciplines, and he is regularly featured in specialized art books by prestigious publishers, such as Assouline, Gestalten, and Taschen, where Senior Editor Julius Wie LOUIS VUITTON | CYHIH