Diego Diaz

Diego Diaz in his studio

Artist Statement

In Diego Díaz's plastic art, time fades into raw paper, canvas, boards and drawings are organic scars before the journey. In each piece, the light portion the shadow. The viewer sees the mist in that goes through canvas understand that of the future. The past, on the other hand, is reflected the spectator's face, a phantom of a portrait in graphite that remains in the memory. Diego Díaz refuse time; his technique considers drawing, painting, and sculpture in a direct and authentic way, as well as installation and ready-made. He is a contemporary artist born in this hard age of the world. His work is organic, surface into support, surrendered to light, and explores the infinite possibilities of space. For more than a decade, Diego Díaz's creative proposal has kept the trace and that has beyond pace of the rational or safe.

Natalia Castillo Verdugo

Directora AMA+

Education

  • 2013BA in Plastic Arts, University of Antioquia, Colombia.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2023"Retrato: de lo aparente a lo verdadero", Chamber of Commerce. Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2022"Las formas de la noche", JoseAmar Gallery – Mattelsa, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2019"Tenue", Aura Arte Gallery, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2018"Leve", Beta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2015"Estructuras de la noche", Beta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2015"La Experiencia Urbana", The Nogal Club, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2012"Negro a Rojo", Naranjo y Velilla Gallery, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2010"Bares y Noctámbulos", Comfama – Cloister of San Ignacio, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2009"Noctámbulos, pinturas y dibujos", University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Group Exhibitions

  • 2024«BE PART, Art Auction». By American Friends of the Bambi Homes Colombia & Christie's. NYC, US.
  • 2023«Tribute to Oscar Jaramillo». El Castillo Museum. Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2023«Nociones de fotografía». JoseAmar Gallery. Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2021«Pequeño formato». El Castillo Museum. Curated by Lucrecia Piedrahita. Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2021«Barrio Colombia arte que transforma una ciudad». EPM Library, Medellín – Colombia.
  • 2021«Los 7 de Barrio de Colombia + 2 invitados». La Balsa Gallery. Bogotá-Colombia.
  • 2020«Anteanoche» Virtual exhibition. EPM Library. Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2019Barcú art fair, Okyo Gallery, Bogotá – Colombia.
  • 2018KIAF Art Seoul, Arte Alto Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2018Barcú art fair, Okyo Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2018ARTLIMA art fair, Okyo Gallery, Lima, Perú.
  • 2018"Seriados" Beta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2017Malaga Art Fair, Malaga, Spain.
  • 2017Barcú art fair, Okyo Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2017ARTLIMA art fair, Okyo Gallery, Lima, Perú.
  • 2016ART Medellín, Installation, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2016"SOMOS", La Metro, Office for culture CAFAM, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2016"Mesa de dibujo", Aura Arte Gallery, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2015Barcú, Okyo Gallery Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2015"Negro intenso", French Alliance, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2015Art Cartagena, Okyo Gallery, Cartagena, Colombia.
  • 2014"Sincronía", Naranjo y Velilla Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2014FIA Iberoamerican Art Fair, Okyo Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • 2014Main Group Exhibition, Okyo Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • 2013"Pequeño formato", El Castillo Museum, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2013"La Generación Emergente" Cero Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2011IV Young Art Contest, Spain Embassy, La Cometa Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2011"Convergencias II", Naranjo y Velilla Gallery, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2011"Become a collector", Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, New York, USA.
  • 2011"Miscelaneo", Otra Zona Gallery, Rionegro, Colombia.
  • 2011Fiduciaria Bancolombia, Naranjo y Velilla Gallery, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 2010II Bienal de artes, Comfenalco, Medellín, Colombia.

Awards & Special Projects

  • 2022Cover book "Debates sobre psicopatología y estructuras clínicas" University of Antioquia. Artwork "Carne Autorretrato".
  • 2020Winning project, Art Urban Gallery "Bünker Gallery". Alcaldía de Medellín.
  • 2013Selected Artist for "Liu Bolin Colombia" project, La Cometa Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2009"Art Show Zürich", Main image of the fair, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • 2007First Place, Student category, Departmental of arts, Medellín – Colombia.