DARÍO SANDOVAL (GUADALAJARA, 1993) IS A MEXICAN ARTIST WHO WORKS MAINLY WITH OIL PAINTING, BLENDING FIGURATIVE ELEMENTS WITH ABSTRACT SENSIBILITIES. HIS PRACTICE IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN MEXICAN TRADITIONS, FOLKLORE, AND PERSONAL MEMORY—OFTEN INFLECTED BY HIS ADMIRATION FOR ARTISTS LIKE TAMAYO, KLEE, AND PICASSO. RECENTLY, HE HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON PRINTMAKING, WORKING CLOSELY WITH MASTER ENGRAVERS IN JALISCO WHILE CONTINUING HIS STUDIO PRACTICE FROM A FORESTED HOME OUTSIDE GUADALAJARA.