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Montevidéu, Uruguai, 1971.
Lives and works in Florianópolis, Brazil.
Represented by Myrine Vlavianos Arte Contemporânea and Casa Açoriana.
PIPA 2019 nominee.
Diego de Los Campos graduated in 1997 at the Universidade da República Art School in Uruguay. He has been in Brazil since 1999, and does regular showings and participates in contemporary art exhibitions with works in video, animation, drawings and sound art. In 2010 and 2017 he was selected to show in different Salons, Piracicaba in Ribeirão Preto, Arte Pará, and others. In 2011 he showed “Simpatia” at the Victor Meirelles Museum with animations, photographs and kinetic installations. In 2016 he completed the “Antirretratos” series and it was shown at the Art Museum of Blumenau, at the Municipal Vichietti room, The International Juarez Machado Institute, at L’espace AP in Toulouse, France. He also showed “Desenhos de um Real” at Masc. since 2010 he has been part of the Nacasaca Artistic Collective where he teaches multimedia courses.
Site: diegodeloscampos.wordpress.com
Video produced by Do Rio Filmes exclusively for PIPA 2019:
“ Projeto Fúria”, 2021. Duration 4’17”
“ Corpo Dócil ”, 2021 Duration 1’44”
“ Abjector Br”, 2021. Duration 2’10”
“ Aquecimento Esquecimento”, 2020. Duration 3’17”
“ A Fabriqueta”, 2020. Duration 2’25”
“ Fardo”, 2019. Duration 2’43”
“O espírito da coisa”, 2019. Duration 2’8″
“Watchers”, 2018. Duration 2’16”
“Trumpshit”,2018, Duration 0’44”
“Binary Dialetic”,2017, Duration 3’51”
”Ones”, 2017, Duration 2’11”
“Untitled, from the Binary Dialectics series”,2016, Duration 1’10”
“BINGO!”, 2014, Duration 1’42”
“Still Life”, 2012, Duration 2’00”
“Exercise to compress thoughts ”, 2011, Duration 0’48”
“About how to digest a souvenir”,2009, Duration 1’35”
“Meat Man”,2011, Duration: 5’35”
Degrees
2008 / 2009
– Major in Visual Arts: Culture and Creation- Graduate program EAD Senac
1997
– Instituto Nacional de Belas Artes (Nacional Institute of Fine Arts) – Universidade da República, Uruguay
Solo Exhibitions
2020
– “Uma outra Natureza”– Fundação Cultural de Itajaí– Florianópolis, Brazil
2019
– “Fardo” – MASC – Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Antinarciso” – Casa Açoriana, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “O espírito da coisa”, OSítio, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Desenhos Contemporâneos”, Sesc Joinville and Joaçaba, Joinville, Brazil
2018
– “Dialética Binária”, Museu Victor Meirelles e Centro de Arte Contemporânea W, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
-“Cabeças”, Espaço Estético CA UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
2017
– “Cabeças”, Ateliê Heloisa Junqueira, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “Alcapony is back!”, Espaço Expositivo Centro do CCEven, Ufsc, Brazil
– “Hamburguer”, Sítio, Florianópolis, Brazil
2016
– “Desenhos de um Real”, Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Antirretratos.4”, Instituto Joarez Machado, Joinville, Brazil
– “Antirretratos.3”, Galeria Municipal Pedro Paulo Vichietti, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Antirretratos.2”, Museu de Arte de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil
– “Antirretratos”, Espacio W – Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2015
– “Antirretrato”, O Sitio, Curated by Myrine Vlavianos, Florianópolis, Brazil
2013
– “Simpatia”, Exhibiton by SESC, SC, Brazil
– “Natureza Morta”, Museu Alfredo Andersen, Curitiba, Brazil
2012
-“Irreversível”, Museu de arte de Joinville, Brazil
2011
– “Individualcoletivo”, Fundação cultural de Criciúma, Brazil
– “Simpatia”, Museu Victor Meirelles, Florianópolis, Brazil
2009
– “Instalação Sonora”, Arco, Florianópolis, Brazil
2006
– “Desenhos de um Real”, Espaço Viechietti, Casa do Teatro, Florianópolis, Brazil
2005
– “7 Erros”, Art offices of CIC, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Hipertrofia”, salon Carlos F. Saez, Montevidéu, Uruguai
2004
– “SoundSet”, Museu da Imagem de do Som, CIC, Florianópolis, Brazil
Group Shows:
2021
– “Corpo Dócil” – Prêmio AF – F.C.Badesc, Florianópolis, Brazil
2019
– “Eu o outro” – Curated by Bené Fonteles – Manobra galeria – DF, Brazil
2017
– “Autorretrato” at Curitiba’s International Biennial – Florianópolis, Brazil
2016
– “Auto diagnogtic”, L’e espace AP, Toulouse, France
2015
– “O Papel do Museu”, Museu Nacional, Brasília, Brazil
2014
– “Periplo”, Mostra itinerante de videoarte, Brazil
2010
– “Ideario-Imaginario”, Galeria do SESC, Chapecó, Brazil
– “Paralela Cascaes”, Museu Histórico de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “O Corpo das Coisas”, Galeria do SESC, Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
– “Livros de Artista, Segunda Edição”, Fundação Hassis, Florianópolis, Brazil
2009
– “Contin[g]ente”, Centro Cultural Arquipélago, Florianópolis, Brazil
2008
– Reflexão, (Projeto Diálogos com a Desterro)”, Museu Victor Meirelles, Florianópolis, Brazil
2006
– “1 Triz” , Sala Vento Sul, Fundação Hassis, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Contiguidades”, Sala Vento Sul, Fundação Hassis, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Pretexto Florianópolis”, Galeria Municipal, Florianópolis, Brazil
2004
– “Linha de desmontagem”, Galeria da UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Linha de desmontagem II” , Sala Lindof Bell, CIC, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Cabeças”, Espaço Estético CA UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
2017
– “Cabeças”, Ateliê Heloisa Junqueira, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “Alcapony is back!”, Espaço Expositivo Centro do CCEven, Ufsc, Brazil
– “Hamburguer”, Sítio, Florianópolis, Brazil
2016
– “Desenhos de um Real”, Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Antirretratos.4”, Instituto Joarez Machado, Joinville, Brazil
– “Antirretratos.3”, Galeria Municipal Pedro Paulo Vichietti, FLN, Brazil
– “Antirretratos.2”, Museu de Arte de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil
– “Antirretratos”, Espacio W – Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2015
– “Antirretrato”, O Sitio, Curadoria Myrine Vlavianos, Florianópolis, Brazil
2013
– “Simpatia”, Exposição itinerante pelo SESC, Brazil
– “Natureza Morta”, Museu Alfredo Andersen, Curitiba, Brazil
2012
-“Irreversível”, Museu de arte de Joinville, Brazil
2011
– “Individualcoletivo”, Fundação cultural de Criciúma, Brazil
– “Simpatia”, Museu Victor Meirelles, Florianópolis, Brazil
2009
– “Instalação Sonora”, Arco, Florianópolis, Brazil
2006
– “Desenhos de um Real”, Espaço Viechietti, Casa do Teatro, Florianópolis, Brazil
2005
– “7 Erros”, Sala das Oficinas de Arte do CIC, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Hipertrofia”, Sala Carlos F. Saez, Montevidéu, Uruguai
2004
– “SoundSet”, Museu da Imagem de do Som, CIC, Florianópolis, Brazil
Salons and Prizes
2021
– Honorable Mention – Durante Performance Festival – Belo Horizonte – MG
2020
– 4th Art as Breath – Itaú Cultural with A Fabriqueta – Drawings of a Real
– 45th Ribeirão Preto Art Salon – SP
– Funarte Respirarte Award with video Aquecimento Esquecimento
– Selected in Rumos Itaú Cultural with project Fúria
2019
– Nominated for the PIPA Award
2016
-Personality of the year in Fine Arts by the Catarinense Letter and Art Academy
2015
-66º Abril de Fortaleza Salon, CE, Brazil
2014
-3º Xumucuís Digital art salon, Belém, Brazil
-11º Salon Elke Hering, Blumenau, Brazil
-46º SAC, Contemporary Art Salon Piracicaba, Brazil
-XVI Art Salon Natal, Brazil
-Parte – Contemporary Art Fair, Paço das Artes, Brazil
-Frestas – open atelier for the creation of the inexistent– Sorocaba, Brazil
2013
-13º SNAI – Itajaí National salon, Brazil
-45º SAC, Piracicaba Contemporary Art Salon, Brazil
-Inmediterranium – Simultaneous Videoart Festival – Various Countries
-ArtvideoKOELN international, Videoart showing, Europe
2012
-Eject, 4º Videoperformance festival, Mexico City
-28º Embú das Artes, Brazil
-44º SAC, Piracicaba Contemporary Art Salon, Brazil
-Prêmio adquisição na 6ª Bienal do Esquisito, Atibaia, Brazil
-XI Bienal do Recôncavo, Brazil
-3º Artists with no Gallery salon, São Paulo, Brazil
2011
-36º Ribeirão Preto, SP salon
-8ª Mostra Arte + Arte – Transversalidades, Porto Alegre, Brazil
-1º Salion Xumucuís de arte Digital, Belém, Brazil
-43º SAC, Piracicaba Contemporary Art Salon, Brazil
-11º Salon Guarulhos, Brazil
-9º Salon chapecoense of visual arts de Santa Catarina
2010
-35º Salon Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
-10º Salon Guarulhos, Brazil
-Arte Pará, Belém, Brazil
-42º SAC, Piracicaba Contemporary Art Salon, Brazil
2006
-Bilbao’s Fantastic Film Festival (FANT 2004), Basque Country
-Mostra SESC de Música Florianópolis, Brazil
-Finalista em Animamundiweb, concurso internacional de animação, Brazil
-VAD04 Festival Internacional de Vídeo i Arts Digitals, Girona, Spain
2003
-Com o Grupo GRK no 11º Salon of the Novos de Joinville, Brazil
1996
-United Airlines Salon – Museu de Arte Americana de Maldonado, Uruguai
-VI Bienal de Salto – Visual and fine arts- Uruguai
I understand art as a way of thinking that defines how I relate and position myself in the world. It interests me to reflect about the proliferation of images and their meanings. I try to recycle images that are in service to the consumer society, so in some way, I can exercise the right of answer. For that, I work with video, photography, programming, drawings, creating pieces that follow some strategies so that the image does not go unnoticed. Questioning and being curious about how it was made, cynical humour and abundance are some of the ways I try to motivate the spectator ́s critical spirit.
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