▁in ▁the ▁Sal ón ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ást ica ▁Mex icana . ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁mostly ▁focus ▁on ▁urban ▁land sc apes ▁often ▁with ▁dark ▁them es ▁and ▁a ▁cha otic ▁feel . ▁He ▁works ▁alone ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Antonio ▁García ▁V ega . ▁He ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁Mexico ▁City ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ciudad ▁Ne z ah ual c ó y ot l . ▁ ▁Life ▁Maur icio ▁García ▁V ega ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁artist ▁Antonio ▁García ▁V ega ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁“ U nt ont en .” ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Instituto ▁AF HA ▁de ▁Ar tes ▁Pl ást icas ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁Lib re ▁de ▁Arte ▁y ▁Public idad ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁studying ▁illustr ation ▁with ▁Alberto ▁Bel tr án ▁and ▁learned ▁l ith ography ▁with ▁Leo ▁Ac osta ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁learned ▁eng ra ving ▁at ▁the ▁Prom ed art ▁Work shop . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sal ón ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ást ica ▁Mex icana ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁that ▁organization ’ s ▁board ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2