Mario Hugo

Animation, Illustration, Digital & Interactive

ESP Institute

A boutique label turned aesthetic playground, consisting of sleeve art spanning years, with select works landing in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian.

Balmorhea

Four films made for Pendant World on Deutsche Grammophon—a reunion with the musicians a decade after the first record sleeve, drawing on Agnes Pelton's paintings and personal ephemera.

Entheogen

Entheogen is a collaborative audiovisual project from Mario Hugo’s Odd.One and composer Daniel Lea of Golden Hum.

Mario Hugo is a NYC-based artist. Though he spends an inordinate amount of time in front of his computer, he still feels most honest with a pencil and two or more sheets of paper. Mario has collaborated with brands across disciplines of writing, art, and film. He believes in creative work that is “sensual and sonic,” and his work for music is part of the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian.

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