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“I’m interested in chaos, accident and the harmony and beauty found within. In my work, I provoke the accident to later, during the creative process, embrace it looking for reconciliation and homeostasis.”— Rogelio ManzoRogelio Manzo explores the tension between chaos and beauty, crafting hauntingly expressive portraits on resin panels. Drawing from his Mexican heritage and architectural background, he layers sand, silk, acrylic, and oil to evoke fragility, presence, and raw emotion. His figures appear unguarded — “forced to be themselves” — revealing something intimate and deeply human.
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Rogelio Manzo, Tanatos LXXXIX, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ETanatos%20LXXXIX%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Rogelio Manzo, Memory of a Kiss III, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EMemory%20of%20a%20Kiss%20III%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Rogelio Manzo, Tanatos LXXXVIII, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ETanatos%20LXXXVIII%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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Rogelio Manzo, Ela XXI - Variation 1, 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EEla%20XXI%20-%20%20Variation%201%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Rogelio Manzo, Memory of a Kiss I, 2024%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EMemory%20of%20a%20Kiss%20I%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Rogelio Manzo, Daniela XXI - Variation 1 , 2025%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EDaniela%20XXI%20-%20Variation%201%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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Rogelio Manzo’s technique is rooted in an intuitive dialogue between material and emotion. Working on resin panels, he builds his compositions through successive layers of sand, silk, acrylic, and oil, allowing texture and surface to play an active role in shaping the image.
Controlled gestures coexist with moments of chance, giving rise to portraits that feel both fragile and resilient. This layered process results in works where materiality becomes a carrier of memory and presence, inviting a quiet yet powerful engagement with the human condition.
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Rogelio Manzo, Daniela XI, 2021%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EDaniela%20XI%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2021%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Rogelio Manzo, Guadalupe II, 2025 Sold%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3EGuadalupe%20II%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2025%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E -
Rogelio Manzo, Sebastian, 2023%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ERogelio%20Manzo%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title%22%3ESebastian%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_comma%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E
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