Artist Statement
Formally trained as an architect at the Universidad Anahuac del Norte in Mexico City, he founded Bitar Architects Firm in 2002. In contrast to the rigidity and mathematical perfection Bitar practiced in architecture, his bodies of work allow a space for experimentation with entropy, discovery and unconscious-ness. The compositions are built with enamels, lacquers, adhesives, resins, gold leaf, recycled objects, detritus from the studio and personal items. Allowing these materials to interact and react, Bitar creates a sculptural field where transformation occurs, and the externalization of an internal experience is made visible.
In Bitar's own words: "My pieces emerge at the confluence of two distinct efforts - a defiance of my background in architecture and the quest to depict an expression of emotion rather than an illustration of it. At the locus of these two trajectories, these large-scale [relief-like] works emerge. [... They] fundamentally engage like sculptures, as one is drawn in by the sheer voluptuous density of material, which reveal a tension between the rational mind and emotional release in the act of creation."
Art Exhibitions
- "No Name Art", The National Museum of Art, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2020
- Inspire: Ampersand Studios, collective exhibition
Miami, USA
2019
- Arte Vivo, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2019
- Grupo de los Dieciséis, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2019
- “Colectiva de verano†-Art Point, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2019
- â€Dialogos Geométricos†Casa - Palacio Alma, solo exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2019
- "No Name Art", National Museum of San Carlos, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- Design Week 2018, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- Grupo de los 16, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- Gallery Weekend México, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- â€Formal Gardensâ€, solo exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- Ruta de GalerÃas / Público Muzquiz, solo exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- Art Point, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2018
- "UNRULY Collective", collective exhibition
New York, USA
2018
- "Artists for Children†- Embassy of Mexico, collective exhibition
London, UK
2018
- “M5 Collectiveâ€, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- “Pensamientos Maestros†- Hector Bitar - Gallery Weekend México, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- “Salon Young Collectorsâ€, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- “Arte por Méxicoâ€, Fenomena Studio, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- “Autoart Mexicoâ€, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- “Hibrido†Art and Design, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- "Estamos Unidos Mexicanosâ€, Bicentennial Park Museum, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- Soho House Mexico City Pop up, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2017
- No Name Art, “Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2016
- ACUMI, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2016
- Road Stories Porsche México, solo exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2016
- Arte Amal, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2016
- Artistas al Cubo, Papalote: Museo del Niño, collective exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2016
- Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery, collective exhibition
New York, USA
2016
- D Ìagostino and Fiore Gallery, collective exhibition
New York, USA
2015
- Hidalgo Art. Collective exhibition. Senate of the Republic (Mexico).
Mexico City, Mexico
2015
- Quadrivium - GE GalerÃa, solo exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2015
- Selected Works - GE GalerÃa - Gallery Weekend México, solo exhibition
Mexico City, Mexico
2015
- Aid for Aidsâ€, Lart23tres, collective exhibition and auction
Mexico City, Mexico
2015
- Indixia: Art - Fashion - Cinema, Bonhams, collective exhibition and auction
New York, USA
2015
- Watermill Summer, collective exhibition and auction
New York, USA
2015
- Light in the Absence of Light, Longhouse Projects Gallery, solo exhibition
New York, USA
2015
- RLTYNYC, collective exhibition
New York, USA
2015
- BG2, Artist Studio, solo exhibition
Mexico City, México
2015
- Art Mosh, Casa Lamm Gallery, collective exhibition
México City, México
2014
- Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, collective exhibition and auction
New York, USA
2014
- Live Aqua, Mariana GarcÃa Gallery Contemporary Art, collective exhibition
México City, México
2014
- Grupo de los 16, collective exhibition and auction
México City, México
2014
- Mariana GarcÃa Gallery Contemporary Art, collective exhibition
México City, México
2014
- Morphologies, Pilar Cubillo Gallery, collective exhibition
Madrid, Spain
2014
- Cruce, Pilar Cubillo Gallery, collective exhibition
Madrid, Spain
2014
- Biophilia@3.7, Mycellium Ingenium Gallery, collective exhibition
México City, México
2013
- Buried Gardensâ€, Foro Cultural Efren Rebolledo, Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes de Hidalgo (CECULTAH) , solo exhibition
Pachuca, México
2013
- Photosession Exposed Film Marning, Centro de Arquitectura y Diseño (CAD), collective exhibition
México City, México
2006
- Conceptual ART Coca Cola Co. Atlanta, collective exhibition
México City, México
2002
- A. SOMA.TE, InstalaciÃn, solo exhibition
México City, México
2002
- 10/14, Centro para el Arte y Cultura “Pippalâ€,collective exhibition
México City, México
2001