ALEJANDRO LEGORRETA STUDIED HISPANIC LITERATURE AT UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO (UNAM). HIS PRACTICE IN THE VISUAL ARTS BEGAN WITH PHOTOGRAPHY AND NATURALLY TRANSITIONED INTO PAINTING. HIS WORK IS DRIVEN BY A MONOTHEMATIC, SENSUAL APPROACH THAT EXPLORES THE SYNTAX OF THE MODERN GAZE — A GAZE THAT, DESPITE BEING CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED BY ADVERTISING, RETAINS A PRIMITIVE, UNTAMED ESSENCE ROOTED IN SENSORY FUNCTION. BETWEEN REST AND DEMAND, SENSUALITY AND EXCITEMENT, HIS PAINTINGS MOVE ALONG THIS AXIS. THROUGH HIS HANDS, HE COMBINES A SOFT OR VIBRANT PALETTE WITH MIXED TEXTURES TO MATERIALIZE THIS TENSION ON THE CANVAS.