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BENJAMIN OROZCO LOPEZ

Master Painter Benjamin Orozco Lopez was born in Mexico City in 1964. Since his childhood he had a clear tendency for art due to his father´s influence, the Master Painter Benjamin Orozco Mendez, who developed his art in his own home's studio. It is then, at 15 years old, guided by his father, when he begins his apprenticeship of fascinating world of drawing and painting, and in 1982 when he was only 18, that is published the first comic-book totally illustrated by him. That comic was followed by a great diversity of comic-book titles, which convert him in member of the group of drawing artists that were part of the "Golden Age" of mexican comics.

As an illustrator, his works had been published countless times on books and magazines spreading his work to prestigious publishing companies, textile, calendar and games corporations, between many others.
As a commercial artist, he has worked with international corporations which manage high quality graphic art, such as The Walt Disney Company and Warner Brothers, Inc. converting him in a "Big League" artist; those assignments lead him to develop many works for important advertising agencies such as J.Walter Thompson, Mc Cann Erickson and many others.

When the digital age prevailed in the printed media, Benjamin decided to revolve his field of action and turned out to be a full time portrait artist. Little by little the name of Benjamin Orozco Lopez was winning height as a renowned portrait artist and actually is one of the most prominent that we have in Mexico, painting in his canvas the faces of important personalities of politics, industry, militia, teaching, religion, and so on.
By this reason, he has had the opportunity to participate in important projects for the Supreme Court of Justice, the Federal Government, the Bicentennial Celebration of Independence and Centennial of Revolution Comitee, as well as for the Army Cabinet Office of Mexico in national and international projects.
His work has been widely recognized and required for military publications, making an important contribution to the cultural legacy of Mexico with paintings of military topic presented in splendid exhibitions at the Heroic Military Academy of Mexico, The Legislative Palace of "San Lazaro" and the mexican Air Force.
As a Master Painter, has created unique works as well as in format and in topics, that's the case of the painting "Satmex 5", oil on canvas, 2 by 5 meters, realized specifically for the motive of launching of the fifth mexican satellite and reproduced on the commemorative postage stamp corresponding to the event; or the painting "Los Visionarios" (The Visionaries), 4 by 2 meters, created for the Industrial's Club of Queretaro, wich represents the driving force and development of industry in that state.
By other way, he also creates works of small format, reviving the complex art of "trompe l'oeil" in paintings where the precision and craftsmanship literally trick the human eye, as well as easel's works for sale in prestigious mexican galleries.
All along his career, Benjamin Orozco Lopez has had the opportunity to show his art across all mexican territory in many travelling exhibitions and had been accepted as part of the International Guild of Realism (IGOR) since 2007 to 2014 and is one of the few mexican artists members of Art Renewal Center (ARC) being accepted as Associate Living Master (ARCALM).

His work takes roots in a reality full of life and is skillfully done with such craftsmanship that astonishes as well as for the sensuous force that catches the psychology and expression of the represented character or the force and presence of objects; he captures in his work a "living" reality and the atmosphere just as the life presents to him. His art has taken him to realize countless artworks for a legion of clients such as State's Ministers, Governors, Court's Ministers,High Military Commands, Rectors, Executive and Business Managers; and those works had allowed him to manage in private, politic, military, cultural and religious environments.

At present, the paintings of Master Painter Orozco are placed in private collections as well as at special sites of State's ministry, military installations, educational, medical, civil institutions and private corporations, including very important sites as the National Palace of Mexico.