Diogo Barros Pires

A couch, a leopard, patterned blanket, a cigarrette and what the most matters

2023

With a strong emphasis on drawing, both as a medium itself and as an intrinsic part of his painting process, Diogo Barros Pires creates expressive renderings of the contemporary subj...

With a strong emphasis on drawing, both as a medium itself and as an intrinsic part of his painting process, Diogo Barros Pires creates expressive r...

With a strong emphasis on drawing, both as a medium itself and as an intrinsic part of his painting process, Diogo Barros Pires creates expressive renderings of the contemporary subj...

With a strong emphasis on drawing, both as a medium itself and as an intrinsic part of his painting process, Diogo Barros Pires creates expressive r...

Acrylic paint on paper Signed and dated lower right Unique work

Full title : The first meeting of the Prince and his lover in the forest Acrylic paint on paper Hand-signed lower right by the artist THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI...

Acrylic painting on paper Unique work Hand-signed by the artist lower right THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed from the previous deliberately art brut exhibition by Mohammad ARIYAEI. The Iranian painter's imagination moves serenely from the wildest frenzy to the meditative calm of great, fabulous stories. The artist then took pleasure in pouring the volcanic torrent of his barbaric figures onto the delicate latticework with which he is accustomed to lining his backgrounds with the patience of an illuminating monk. Already sweetness and paroxysm coexisted. Now gentleness wins. The trained imagination of the painter, yet spontaneously bubbling, by instinct as much as by erudition, has no difficulty in reconnecting with the abundant oriental tradition of the thousand and one nights, which, like a long underground river, resurfaces at the light of his painting. Spring renewal of traditions still alive. Systematic filling of space, a sort of oriental version of the Riches Heures...

Acrylic paint on paper Hand-signed lower right « Here the barbaric or savage ceremonies of New Guinea take on the air of Rio carnival. Here the vitality bu...