About the artist
The work of Querétaro artist Luis Sánchez stands out for his ability to blend the grotesque, the mechanical, and the playful into a deeply critical visual proposal. Through sculptures and drawings that evoke both puppets and automatons, his work positions itself at the crossroads of social satire and existential reflection on the contemporary human condition.
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Born in Querétaro, Mexico, in 1984, he has been a fan of comics and animation since he was a child, which greatly influenced both his training and his artistic development. He studied at the local university and, halfway through his studies, decided to strike out on his own, setting up his studio in his hometown.
He became a renowned local artist and joined the Mexican national art scene by joining the Galería Arte Actual in Monterrey, where works by Arturo Rivera, Mario Cinquemani, and many others were exhibited, curated by Guillermo Sepúlveda as part of what he called the "New Mexican Masters." Initially, he worked in radio and television production as a radio host for programs related to art, music, video games, and the entertainment industry in general, later becoming a news producer and editor.
He joined the Municipal Art Institute as director of the Municipal Gallery and supervisor of the Institute's Galleries, where he served as curator, museographer, and project director. He later joined Nueve Arte Urbano, a street art platform, as a curator. He participated in the Seawalls Festival in Cozumel, the Mextonia Festival in Estonia, and as director of projects such as the SESC International Workshops in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2017, he represented the city of Querétaro as part of the "Mexico in Los Angeles" program, painting a mural at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, California. He founded a small mural painting company called OffLimits Studio in Querétaro before moving to Mexico City to participate in the film.
He has worked as an animation illustrator and set painter for production companies such as Diecinueve36, PerroAzulyLemonStudios, developing art for clients such as Netflix, Disney, Prime Video, Vix, National Geographic, Endemol, Televisa, and Telemundo. In 2022, his work was part of the Burning Man Project and received a grant from the Burning Man Foundation. His work has been auctioned at Sotheby's and is part of major permanent collections such as that of the Auberive Abbey in France.