Diego Alberto Sanchez Maitret was born in Puebla, Mexico. He graduated from Boston University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and communication, a minor in Art History and a concentration in Graphic Design. His work has been shown at exhibits throughout Miami, Puebla and Oaxaca. He has painted murals in Oaxaca City, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Houston, Texas, Somerville, Massachusetts, and Brooklyn, New York. His pieces have traveled to homes throughout the Americas and Europe. 

Currently Diego is based in Puebla, Mexico where he works out of his studio as well as several ceramic and bronze welding ateliers throughout the city. 

Welcome to Diexico

Diexico, a place from his imagination where every piece represents a being that resides there. Each sculpture serves as an artistic rendering of Diexico’s inhabitants. Spiritus Mari, features a sea of Diexico’s marine life, combining faunal, floral and human elements into fantastic ocean beings. 

Spiritus Mari

This collection is a window into a sea dream realm composed of reef-like structures and the ecosystems they sustain. The idea behind the collection is that all souls start their journey into our world through the sea, alluding to a cycle that begins and ends in the ocean. 

In order to bring the collection to life, he had the pleasure of working at several studios in Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico; using a range of materials while applying classic techniques that have been shared by generations across the world throughout time. Please take a moment to explore Spiritus Mari; enjoying it as you would a dive to the bottom of the sea.