Christian’s work sits at the intersection of sculpture, painting, and something almost alchemical—an approach to materials that feels like transformation rather than technique. It has texture, volume, and movement, pulling you in before you even realize why. 

 

 

Then, there’s the color. A lot of blue. But not in a sad poet staring out a rainy window way—more in a this is the color of our planet way. His blues shift, from deep, infinite navy to electric, almost surreal hues.

 

 

What makes Christian’s work so compelling is that it doesn’t spoon-feed you a message, yet it’s clearly rooted in something bigger than just aesthetics. 

 

There’s history in there—a sense of the past pressing up against the present. He draws from pre-Hispanic forms and ideas, but not in a way that feels nostalgic or overly reverential. Instead, he builds on them, bringing them forward, making them feel as fresh as ever. 

 

His work carries memory—not just personal memory, but something older, something collective. And yet, it never feels heavy. There’s a lightness to it, a sense of movement and energy that keeps it from becoming stuck in time.

 

 

One of the most interesting things about Christian’s process is his relationship with materials. He works with textile pigments, layering them into thick, almost geological surfaces that feel like they’ve been shaped by time itself. There’s something both raw and precise about his execution, like he’s allowing the materials to do what they naturally want to do while still keeping a firm hand on the outcome.

 

 

By Pato Paez

 
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Christian Abusaid
Bogotá, Colombia, 1980
Lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico
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Commisions
2024 Thompson Mexico City for Related Group, Mexico City, Mexico
2024 Mural for Related Group, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2023 Residency at Musa Hotel, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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Solo Shows
2025 Art for a new consciousness, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, USA
2025 Aura, Casa folies, Bogotá, Colombia
2022 The Rainbow Serpent, Galería SUMA, Tulum, Mexico
2022 Axis Mundi. Salón Acme, Mexico City, Mexico.
2019 Real Maravilloso. Galería Espacio Continuo, Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 Invisible. SGR Galería, Bogotá, Colombia
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Art Fairs

2025 Volta Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, Basel, Switzerland.

2025 Affordable Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, Hong Kong, China.

2025 Volta NYC, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, New York, US.

2024 Scope Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad gallery, Miami, US.

2024 Volta Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, Basel, Switzerland.

2024 Affordable Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, New York, US.

2023 Art Wynwood, BlinkGroup Gallery, Miami, US.

2024 Group Show, Young Soy Gallery , Singapore.
2023 Zona Maco, SGR Galería, Mexico City, Mexico.
2023 Art Palm Beach, BlinkGroup Gallery, Palm Beach, US.
2022 Context Art Fair, BlinkGroup Gallery, Miami, US.
2022 Scope Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, Miami, US.
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, London, UK.
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Wolf & Nomad Gallery, NYC, US
2020 Zona Maco, Galería Espacio Continuo, Mexico City, Mexico
2017 Feria del Millón, Bogotá, Colombia
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Awards
2020 #elmambovozavoz – Full page publication in El Tiempo in association with El Mambo, Bogotá, Colombia
2019 Selected artist – The Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition, NYC.
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