Diogo Pinheiro
Artist member since 2019
Brampton, Ontario
Emerging artist Diogo Pinheiro was born in Lisbon, Portugal and currently lives in Brampton, ON. He graduated from OCAD University in 2015 and received a BFA in Drawing and Painting. He explores ideas of beauty that offer qualities that help his life. His work consists of urbanscapes that are geometrically simplified and colourful through oil paint on wood panels. Diogo is inspired by artists such as Edward Hopper for his ability to create an urban environment that seems to have been frozen still in time.
Diogo’s works revolve around the idea that forms of "beauty" often go unnoticed, yet contain qualities which provide a positive basis for a better life. Beauty is conceptualised as balance and structure, shown through the simplification of geometric shapes and colour. Diogo uses urban locations as the focus for his works, such as alleyways and train stations, with the purpose of portraying areas that are often over looked or ignored due to the fast pace nature of urban environments. Placing these in a confined area such as a wood panel makes it a focus for the viewer to emerge themselves into.
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Best season of the year in Toronto
Summer because I love hot weather.
Beverage of choice
coffee without a doubt!
Coffees per day and from where
Way too many!
Favourite book
The Poet by Michael Connelly
Describe your home in 3 words
Clean - organized - chaos
What artists do you admire right now?
Euan Uglow, Edward Hopper
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Education
2015
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