Martin Mugnolo (b. 1973, Cordoba, Argentina) is a professional artist working in photography, animated drawing, and painting. After studying with plastic artist Marcelo Sampetti, Mugnolo graduated with a degree in Social Communication (Blas Pascal University, 1999). Always restless, Mugnolo became interested in design, illustration, photography, cartoons, and writing. For several years he also worked in the realm of advertising as a Creative Director and Art Director.

Mugnolo’s dreamy summer-scapes, depicting vibrant inflatable pool floats drifting in sparkling blue waters, explore the fluidity of liquid—how it moves, rests, and changes—and draws parallels with the fluid nature of the times we live in. His compositions carry an aura of serenity, but hint at the seemingly imminent action that waits just beyond the borders of the scene he captures on canvas. One can also see a fresh take on the influence of great contemporary artists, such as David Hockney and Jeff Koons. Mugnolo’s fascination for the beauty of hyper-realistic figures and the mysticism of surrealism led him to develop different styles that coexist in him to express his personal experiences.

Mugnolo’s work shows a refined technique and a great capacity for transforming observation into beauty, and has been exhibited worldwide in Rome, Athens, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Malaga, Marbella, Córdoba, Mykonos, and Miami.