About the artist

Dario De Siena is a painter based in Zürich, Switzerland.

His work portrays the beauty in everyday objects. His bold use of colour and the dynamic elements captured in his ethereal paintings reveal his thought process, the intense beauty he sees in the world around him.

Dario De Siena is an artist and graphic designer based in Zürich, Switzerland. His personal journey as an artist began at the tender age of 2 when he displayed his natural ability in drawing. “After Middle School, I enrolled in art class for 1year and ended up loving it. I then enrolled at a private art school in Zürich Switzerland, taking a 4year course,” he recalls.

The young artist´s interest in art flourished under his mother´s company, as she painted portraits in mystic style.  Dario started out by painting graffiti as a hobby, using collage, stencils, acrylic paint and spray paint as his medium. He then made an important change in his artwork by moving on to abstract portraits, inspired by the beauty of a woman and the history behind her. His works capture the harmonious and stimulating interlinkage between beauty and distortion.

Dario has spent several years developing his style. A peek through his collection reveals a gradual evolution from collages and stencil to portrait painting with acrylics and spray paint which enables him better capture the boldness of his subject. Dario says of his work, “Each painting vibrates with artistic energy and colour. I look to works by Picasso, Dali Banksy and my old works too for inspiration, and reduce the motivation to powerful components.”

Exhibitions

13.06.2018 // Art Basel - Bar Rouge
Private Solo Exhibition

25.11.2017 Geyst Pop-Up Gallery Zürich
Solo Exhibition

10.2017 Grafik17 / Halle 622 Zürich
Group Exhibition

12.2015 Gainsbourg Culturebar Zürich
Solo Exhibition

03.2015 Steetart Archives, Gallery Zürich
Solo Exhibition

03.2013 Depot Cultureclub Zürich
Solo Exhibition

11.2012 Chalet Cultureclub Berlin
Solo Exhibition

05.2012 Pfingstweide Cultureclub Zürich
Solo Exhibition

09.2011 Pfingstweide Cultureclub Zürich
Solo Exhibition

05.2010 Hive Cultureclub Zürich
Solo Exhibition