Miguel Angel Ricardez, born in 1974 in Mexico City and basedin Monterrey, N.L., Mexico, is a renowned contemporary painter and draughtsman.He is celebrated for his figurative oil paintings on linen and drawings onpaper using sanguine. Ricardez's work delves into the fragmented body of the schizoid subject, reflecting on our bodies with in the contemporary society.

In his artistic practice, he employs self-ground oils mixed with linseed oil, along with calcium carbonate and bentonite. Additionally, heprepare his canvases using thick woven linen to enhance its texture, mirroringthe texture of human skin. His process involves using live nude models toestablish the initial composition of the dissociated body, which then are sketchedon paper using sanguine before transferring it to the canvas. The canvas servesas the base for developing the final painting, employing an expressive oilpainting technique in the first layers and mixing them with traditionalrendering of oil painting for the final result.

The artistic style of Ricardez blends elements of old masterpainting with natural figuration, resulting in a distinctive visual aesthetic. Heis known for the unique texture of skin in his work, creating a uniqueatmosphere with in the figure,  which isaccentuated by minimal compositional elements and flat planes of color in thebackground. This approach heightens the expression of the foreground figure,defining his style's visual impact. 

His art delves into the human psychologicalcondition, particularly how it shapes our perception of our bodies. His narrativeexplores the personal and intimate experiences of sensory and physicalhallucinations stemming from short-term psychotic episodes, often related to theanxiety produced by our hyper-stimulated cultural society. His work express a contemporaryrepresentation of the human figure in painting.