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 carrer 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 high sense 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 USING PASTELS, 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.
arias associates.
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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