"WITH VISCERAL STROKES AND ANCESTRAL MEMORY, I TURN CHAOS INTO LANGUAGE...
I SUMMON SPIRITS, CITIES, SHADOWS, AND DESIRES—NOT TO IMITATE REALITY, BUT TO EXPOSE WHAT LIVES BENEATH IT. I PAINT TO UNMASK THE SOUL, TO REVEAL THE PRIMITIVE, AND TO LET OAXACA SPEAK THROUGH COLOR, RITUAL, AND FIRE"
ULISES PLATAS
RECENT/WORK
The work of Ulises Platas features intense abstract expressionism influenced by his Zapotec roots.
Explosive • Abstraction • Oaxaca
X Ulises Platas
2025
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About My Art
EACH STROKE IS A RITUAL — A DIALOGUE BETWEEN SHADOWS, SPIRITS, AND THE URBAN CHAOS THAT SHAPES US. I DON’T PAINT WHAT I SEE, BUT WHAT INSISTS ON BEING UNVEILED: THE PRIMITIVE, THE UNGOVERNABLE, THE HUMAN TRACE LEFT BENEATH ALL ORDER. MY WORK DEVOURS THE LINEAR AND REVEALS THE TRUTH HIDING IN THE COLLISION OF COLOR, FIRE, AND INSTINCT.
CUANDO TÚ
BAILAS EL SON
"When You Dance the Son” is a series of 13 mixed-media works painted over original 1930s musical scores. Their naturally aged, yellowed tones create a striking contrast with the vivid enamels and acrylics layered onto each piece. The series is inspired by Son Paulina, a traditional son from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Discover a curated selection of original works, limited editions, and hand-crafted pieces by contemporary Oaxacan artist Ulises Platas. Each creation is a fusion of raw emotion, ancestral memory, and bold neo-expressionist energy—powerful visual artifacts born from the colors, rhythms, and rituals of Mexico.
Own a fragment of the chaos, color, and fire
2025
UPCOMING SHOW
PLATAS
@ ROSA NEGRA MIAMI
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December 3, 2025