Mario Garcia Miro - 'Samos River' Giclee on Canvas from his 2006 collection.

Mario García Miró was born in Barcelona, Spain. In the long tradition of Spanish realism painters from Barcelona, he focuses on realism and sometimes hyper-realism, but with a decidedly modern twist.

His major influences are not only classicist landscape painters of the Olot School but also Western Europe's cutting edge realists such as Damien Hirst. García Miró is a member of the hugely influential Spanish realist painting group Amigos del Realismo.

Garcií Miró paints in two distinct styles. Traditional realism, focusing on natural landscapes, and his innovative "fusion" style. His "fusion" paintings are a unique style of representational art, blending both more abstract architectural elements and hyper-real natural scenes. In the words of one art critic, the works are "visually stunning and demonstrate a unique voice."