MATEO HUMANO
The art of Mateo is at the frontier of Urban art & Ancient cultures. Questioning the perception of traditional craft in our contemporary societies.
Born in France in 1985, Mateo is a world citizen based in Montreal. He is best known for his baroque street art inspired by ornaments from around the world, as well as for his striking oriental carpet paintings, resulting in a mix of urban art with the heritage of ancient cultures.
His signature painted rugs feature striking feminine portraits adorned with ancient patterns, forcing us to question our cultural identity in an unrelenting system that pushes for uniformity in contemporary mass culture.
They reflect an amazing way to pay homage to diversity in human cultures, claiming that uniformity is detrimental to our history and memory.
After 20 years of painting in the streets around the world, Mateo has studied and used the art of ornamentation in most of his works. From walls to ceramics, fabrics and rugs, patterns blend into the paintings creating a cohesive bridge between his street and gallery work.
He’s now exhibited in galleries worldwide along with famous artists Obey, MrBrainwash, JonOne and grandmasters like Basquiat, K.Haring, Warhol, Miro, Picasso, Dali…
We can see his Murals in France, Argentina, Canada, USA, Spain, Mexico, Colombia…
- SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS -
2016
- Art Basel - Wynwood RAW Project - Miami (USA)
- MURAL Festival - Montreal (CA)
2015
- VHS - live painting - Montreal (CA)
- Festival Mural & Station16 gallery - red bull curates - Montreal (CA)
- Ùs Barcelona - urban art festival - Barcelona (SPN)
- Residency La Escocesa - Barcelona (SPN)
- Château d’Eau - Solo show for clutch magazine - Toulouse (FR)
- Espace EDF Bazacle - prix du graffiti - Toulouse (FR)
2014
- Montreux Art Gallery - art fair - Montreux (SWITZ)
- Caroussel Musée du Louvre - art fair - Paris (FR)
- aMBUSH Gallery - group show - Sydney (AUS)
- We Art Barcelona - group show - Bacelona (ESP)
- ROSSINI - auction sell - Paris (FR)
- Fondation EDF - prix du graffiti - Paris (FR)
- Carré d'Artistes - group show - Bordeaux (FR)
2023
- Sharjah Islamic Arts MUSEUM Exhibition (UAE)
2022
- ART MIAMI Fair - Miami Art Basel
- FIAC - After at Galerie Bartoux / Paris (FR)
- Pratt Institute - COPE Blue Group show - NewYork (US)
- Affenfaust galerie - Group show Knotenpunkt - / Hambourg, (GR)
2021
- CONTEXT - Miami Art Basel
- FIAC After - Galerie Bartoux (Paris)
2020
- Galerie Bartoux - Virtual solo show
- Gallery Leroyer (CAN)
2019
- CONTEXT - Miami Art Basel
- SecondSkin - Group Show at Gallery Leroyer (CAN)
2018
- Urban Art Fair - Paris (FR)
- Summer End Group Show - Gallery Geraldine Zberro (FR)
- Focus at Gallery LeRoyer - Montreal (CA)
2017
- MURAL Festival - Montreal (CA)
- FAM Art Fair - Montreal (CA)
- Residency Gorila - Tulum Art Club Mural project - Tulum (MEX)
- NYC Affordable Art Fair - Artêria Gallery - New York (USA)
- Traveling Home at Lulu Gallery - group show - Melbourne (AUS)
- Carré d'Artistes - group show - Koweït (KW)