Pablo Llana is a visual artist whose practice is rooted in contemporary art.

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His exploration of materials has led him to challenge classical concepts in search of a language of his own, arriving at recycled junk food wrappers as the medium through which he shapes his work — wrappers belonging to the daily consumption of Mexican and American families.

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The aim of his work is to question the relationship between capitalism, consumerism, obesity, and identity. Through a body of work that integrates different media and formal strategies, Llana constructs compositions where graphic, narrative, and symbolic elements converge. His work is characterized by a direct and provocative aesthetic, in which humor, irony, and appropriation invite us to question our own choices.

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His work has received numerous awards, among them Honorable Mentions at: the Third Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo de Cancún (2017), the 14th Bienal de Artes Visuales del Noroeste (2013), the 5th Bienal Nacional Miradas (2012), the 13th Bienal de Artes Visuales del Noroeste (2011), and the 12th Bienal Plástica de Baja California. His work has also been part of more than 50 exhibitions in Mexico, the United States, Italy, and Germany, among them: "Muestra Retrospectiva Trashformacion" at Museo Gurza, Durango; "Sweet Death" at Art Virus LTD Gallery, Frankfurt; "Oaxaca desde Acá" at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca; "MOUTHFUL" at the Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca; "Yo código comunidad" at the Museo Centro Cultural Tijuana; and "Southern Exposure: Shining Lights in Contemporary Art From Mexico" at Castelli Art Space, Los Angeles.