Dairo vargas

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Dairo Vargas often takes inspiration from going to church as a child.
Over the years, Dairo has partnered with a number of children’s charities.
Dairo’s paintings often highlight the ethereal quality of the human form.

Colombian artist Dairo Vargas specialises in painting landscapes and portraits in a vivid and energetic Abstract Expressionist style. With a passion for the natural world and the vulnerability of the human condition, Dairo uses his art to create a spiritual journey for both himself and the viewer. Themes of love, life and death fill his canvases and probe at a deeper interpretation of his paintings. By abstracting the real and distorting the expected, Dairo’s gestural mark-making forms powerful pieces of art, bursting with emotion.

Dairo Vargas’ Education and Career

Born in 1978 in Colombia, Dairo had his first painting commission at the age of 16, giving him the confidence to pursue an artistic career. Training in Graphic Design, Dairo worked in the advertising industry for many years before chasing his dreams of becoming an artist. Dairo is now based in London, and since graduating from Chelsea College of Art in 2008, he has shown his art in New York, Los Angeles, London, Miami, Dubai and Hong Kong.

Inspiration

Dairo draws influence from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and combines the characteristics of traditional painting with a modern, expressive approach. Some of his works directly reference the old masters, either through his choice of colour, subject or composition. Much of Dairo’s inspiration comes from memories of going to church as a child, with the art of stained glass windows, paintings of saints and religious sculptures immersing him and still informing his art to this day.

Dairo vargas Artworks

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    Departure by Dairo vargas
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    Departure by Dairo vargas

    Departure

    Paintings - 54x64 cm
    The Musical Contest after Fragonard by Dairo vargas
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    The Musical Contest after Fragonard by Dairo vargas
    The Battle by Dairo vargas
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    The Battle by Dairo vargas

    The Battle

    Paintings - 64x54 cm
    Alchemy by Dairo vargas
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    Alchemy by Dairo vargas

    Alchemy

    Paintings - 64x54 cm
    Origins by Dairo vargas
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    Origins by Dairo vargas

    Origins

    Paintings - 64x54 cm
    Breaking Through by Dairo vargas
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    Breaking Through by Dairo vargas

    Breaking Through

    Paintings - 80x70 cm
    Memory by Dairo vargas
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    Memory by Dairo vargas

    Memory

    Paintings - 70x50 cm
    Coexistence by Dairo vargas
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    Coexistence by Dairo vargas

    Coexistence

    Paintings - 70x50 cm
    Departure by Dairo vargas
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    Departure by Dairo vargas

    Departure

    Paintings - 70x50 cm
    Descendant by Dairo vargas
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    Descendant by Dairo vargas

    Descendant

    Paintings - 87x67 cm
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    AWAKEN by Dairo vargas

    AWAKEN

    Paintings - 100x120 cm
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    Ritual by Dairo vargas

    Ritual

    Paintings - 49x49 cm
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    Shift by Dairo vargas

    Shift

    Paintings - 70x50 cm
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    Ephemeral by Dairo vargas

    Ephemeral

    Paintings - 90x70 cm
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    Weighless by Dairo vargas

    Weighless

    Paintings - 92x82 cm
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    Thin Air by Dairo vargas

    Thin Air

    Paintings - 95x95 cm

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