Mario Bencomo
By eulogizing classic works of poetry Mario Bencomo creates a dialogue between conventional pieces of writing and ambiguous, sometimes even shape-shifting, contemporary art. Through impactful imagery and a bold color palette, his work strikes a balance amid playfulness, sensuality, asceticism, and sin. His depiction of organic matter creates an atmosphere free from modernisation and industrialisation, allowing for the purities of natural sensations and euphoria. Drawing from his cuban background, Bencomo often uses densely rich colors and tones, with a particular affinity for blue, all working to construct an all encompassing visual sanctuary.
Bencomo’s work can be found permanently within public collections at institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana in Cuba, and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington among many others. His work has been exhibited at international museums and galleries such as Museo de America in Madrid, Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Cuba, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art in New York, and Los angeles Municipal Art Gallery. He is a recipient of a Fellowship …
By eulogizing classic works of poetry Mario Bencomo creates a dialogue between conventional pieces of writing and ambiguous, sometimes even shape-shifting, contemporary art. Through impactful imagery and a bold color palette, his work strikes a balance amid playfulness, sensuality, asceticism, and sin. His depiction of organic matter creates an atmosphere free from modernisation and industrialisation, allowing for the purities of natural sensations and euphoria. Drawing from his cuban background, Bencomo often uses densely rich colors and tones, with a particular affinity for blue, all working to construct an all encompassing visual sanctuary.
Bencomo’s work can be found permanently within public collections at institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana in Cuba, and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington among many others. His work has been exhibited at international museums and galleries such as Museo de America in Madrid, Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Cuba, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art in New York, and Los angeles Municipal Art Gallery. He is a recipient of a Fellowship in Painting from the Cintas Foundation in New York and was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship for Painting by the Division of Cultural Affairs in Florida.
