Beatriz Salazar / Vertigo I

Beatriz Salazar is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Manhattan Beach, California. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Architecture and eventually returned to her roots in art to reconnect with her passion for hands-on creativity. Through sculpture, painting, and design, she creates vibrant, dynamic works that inspire others to rediscover their own sense of wonder.

Beatriz's work sits at the intersection of architecture, construction, and art, exploring the tension between the man-made and the natural. Working primarily in carved concrete, she highlights the beauty of decay, wear, and the passage of time, transforming industrial materials into expressive forms inspired by textures, erosion, and natural patterns. Her abstract designs evoke geological formations or plant growth, grounded in a sense of organic flow.

Playfulness is central to Beatriz’s process, with bold colors, unexpected surfaces, and tactile elements inviting viewers to engage with form, texture, and sensation. By challenging the divide between utility and beauty, construction and nature, she celebrates the marks left by time and the artistry found in everyday materials.