About Mauricio Arias

American designer and artist Mauricio Arias became known for his design work internationally during the 80’s as creative director

co-founder and partner of arias + sarraille and subsequently founder and creative director of arias associates, based in Palo Alto,

California. Next to a succesful career in design, Mauricio brings a new range of his talent with his highly individual and soulful art

work. His experienced hand can be found in his layered and textured abstracts worked out with mixed media such as lime paint, fabric,

oil and acrylics, charcoal, etc.and in combination with a sophisticated sense of color. His works capture a highsense of simplicity

and elegance.In Florence, ITALY, MAURICIO STUDIED PRINT-MAKING AT THE RENOWNED “ IL BISONTE SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE PER L’ARTE GRAFICA”.

SUBSEQUENTLY HE DEVELOPED SEVERAL MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES USINGPASTELS, GOUACHE, CHARCOAL, WATERCOLOR, TEXTILES, LIME AND CHALK

PAINT AND ACRYLICS. All his paintings are done on belgian linen canvas and hand-pressed cotton rag archival paper. this technique

gives his canvases a textural feel unique to his work.

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prints from originals are generated on high resolution flat bed state of the art printers, delivering a final work very loyal to the

original.they are printed on either belgian linen canvas or archival hand made paper. his design firm provides full service graphic and

interior design consultation including brand identity and website development. focusing on high end clients who are looking for a

unique and elegant design that truly stands out from the crowd. arias associates has provided design work for many fortune 500 firms

such as apple, four seasons hotels and resorts, fairmont hotels, one and only hotels, etc hotels and many other top tier hospitality

names. In retail his firm was responsible for the re-branding of williams sonoma’s pottery barn as well as design consulting work for

restoration hardware.

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