Bosco Sodi (born 1970 in

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) is a Mexican contemporary artist who works in painting, sculpture, and architectural projects. He is known for using raw and natural materials such as sawdust, pigments, and clay to create large-scale textured works that explore themes of nature, impermanence, and materiality. His artistic approach is influenced by the Japanese philosophy of

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, which emphasizes imperfection and the transient nature of life. Sodi’s work involves an ongoing exploration of the expressive potential of natural materials, as well as cultural heritage, spirituality, and contemporary art.

Work

In 2014 Sodi opened Casa Wabi, an

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outside Puerto Escondido, in the Mexican state of

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. Parts of it were designed by the

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-winning Japanese architect

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. He also operates an exhibition place called Santa María in

, and an art residency called Casa Nano in Tokyo. His installation ''Muro'' – a wall of bricks made in Mexico – was built in

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in New York on 8 September 2017, and dismantled the same day by passers-by who took a brick each. The work was created again on the

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in London on the occasion of the visit to the United Kingdom of

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in July 2018.

Life

Sodi is the son of Juan Sodi, a

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and

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. He lives in the Red Hook neighborhood of

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, New York City, with his wife the designer Lucía Corredor Isíta, and his three teenagers.

Work

Life

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