Style: Figurative
Technique: Mixed

Born in Mexico City in 1959, José Cacho started painting from a young age, drawn mostly to symbolic themes and dreamlike worlds. Early in his artistic career, he dove deep into surrealism, exploring the mysteries of the mind through paint. His curiosity about dreams, different cultures and worldviews, mythology, and good ol’ research has always been the backbone of his work.

Around 2016, he began to shape a style that would eventually become his artistic signature. His recent work is a deep dive into humanity itself — a collection inspired mainly by women. You’ll find echoes of mosaics and textured surfaces, raised writing, and clean, intentional compositions packed with symbolism.

He mixes it up with all kinds of techniques: collage, transfer, charcoal, ink, acrylic mediums, pastels, resin — you name it. All of that creates a visual language that’s both sophisticated and wrapped in mystery. Cacho doesn’t stick to just one surface either; he works on cotton paper, canvas, metal sheets, acrylic panels… whatever the piece calls for. He’s even developed a technique he calls DeepArt, a hybrid between painting and sculpture — and yeah, it’s just as cool as it sounds.