Sergio Gómez
Sergio Gómez is a visual artist born in Puebla and raised in Mexico City. Since 1988, he has resided in Chicago. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Governors State University and received a Master's Degree in Visual Arts from Northern Illinois University.
Sergio's work has been the subject of more than 45 solo exhibitions in the United States, Romania, Italy, Mexico and Vienna. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Spain, Sweden, Mexico, Austria, Italy, South Korea, England, Kairo, Belgium and the United States. His work is in several private and public collections. In 2018 Sergio was the subject of solo exhibitions at the Museum of the City of Queretaro, Mexico, Museum of the City of Cuernavaca, Mexico, Museum of Art of the City of Cluj, Romania, Museo Internazionale Italia Arte of Turin, Italy and ACS Gallery, Chicago.
The human form is the most important element in his work and it exists as an anonymous representation of the self. The figure dominates the work and it is depicted as a shadow, aura, ghost or energy light. He is not interested in developing the social, political or historical characteristics of the figure.
Rather, he is more interested in the human and universal appeal of the figure.
He is interested in the human and spiritual experience throughout the cycles of life. Overall, he appeals for a sense of human awareness and spiritual consciousness.
Website: http://www.virtualartist.com/