Meet the artist

Born in Curicó, Chile, in 1947, González trained in painting at the Experimental Art School of Santiago and studied Theatrical Design at the University of Chile.

In 1968, he co-founded the “Brigada Ramona Parra”, a muralist collective involved in Salvador Allende’s presidential campaign. Persecuted during Augusto Pinochet’s regime, González continued his artistic pursuits clandestinely, working under a false name as a painter and set designer for the Teatro Municipal de Santiago.

Throughout the 80s and 90’s, he expanded his influence as a set designer in Chilean cinema, leaving his mark on projects like “Machuca” by Andrés Wood and “La Danza de la Realidad” by Alejandro Jodorowski. He also contributed to the sets for the national campaign for “NO” in the 1988 national referendum, which would put an end to Pinochet's dictatorship.

Today, González maintains an active artistic practice and unwavering political commitment, with numerous street works in Chile and the rest of the world. His artwork, full of symbolic references, reflects his ideals of social justice and class solidarity, firmly establishing him as one of Latin America’s foremost public and community artists, and becoming a significant mentor to younger generations of mural and public art artists.