Omar Susunaga (b. 1979, Mexico City) is a multidisciplinary Mexican artist whose work merges painting, sound, folklore, and pop-surrealist satire. Trained in drawing and visual arts in Mexico City—and later in guitar and musical composition—he developed a hybrid “graphic-sonic” practice that gives his paintings a rhythmic, almost musical cadence. His background in underground rock and experimental music informs the dynamic energy that pulses through his visual work.

Susunaga’s art sits at the crossroads of classical painting and pop culture. He often begins with soft, Renaissance-style figures or romantic landscapes, then disrupts the scene with iconic cartoon characters such as Popeye, Looney Tunes figures, or retro robots. These characters burst into the composition as narrative intruders, creating humorous and rebellious collisions between eras, genres, and symbolic languages. The effect is both nostalgic and subversive.

His surfaces are intentionally textured and painterly, allowing brushwork and traditional techniques to remain visible beneath the flat, sharply outlined cartoons. This contrast—old-world depth against modern graphic clarity—makes the characters feel as though they’ve crashed onto an antique canvas. Folkloric motifs, tattoo-like marks, and street-art attitudes further enrich his imagery, blending cultural memory with contemporary mischief.

Susunaga’s work has gained recognition across niche art and music communities. His influence, however, comes from his ability to unify classical aesthetics, pop-surrealist playfulness, and cultural nostalgia into a visual language that feels both familiar and unexpectedly new.