Product Designer Diego Arango Arango

Diego Arango Arango (DAA) is a Columbian-born artist who has been living on Majorca since 1988.

Following his studies (architecture and graphic design) at the universities of the Columbian capital Bogotá and of Spain's metropolis Madrid, Arango discovered his love for free-style painting. Ever since then he has been painting in a style which combines visions, symbolism and naivety. Some people associate him with the so-called 'sophisticated naives' of the present arts scene. Arango says about his work, "Something drives me to ban dreams and myths onto canvass". His paintings are strongly dominated by the early art of his home country, the era of pre-Columbian advanced civilisation. Arango revives these old stories in a very powerful manner, with strong colours and universal symbols depicting encrypted, mysterious visions of hypnotic strength which immediately touch the observer.

Diego Arango Arango has created a happy elephant motive for coffee and espresso cups for Berendsohn's COOL series.

Joint exhibitions

• 1995 ARCO, Feria International de Arte, Madrid, Spain
• 1996 Libros de Grabados, Casal Soleric, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 1996 La Flauta Mágica, Grabados. Brussels, Belgium
• 1999 Banca March, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 1999 Galerie 96, Berlin, Germany
• 2000 Galeria Diners, Bogotá, Columbia
• 2000 7* Bienal International de La Habana, Cuba
• 2001 Miami Art Fair, Miami, USA
• 2001 Animalia, Exposicion Itinerante, Majorca, Spain
• 2002 Quimiraqui?, Pabellon de Mixtos. Navarra, Spain
• 2003 Mallorquins d’ Adopcio, Museo Krekovic, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 2003 Fira Barcelona, Galeria Bennassar. Barcelona, Spain
• 2005 „O2“. Cas Pellers. Binnissalem, Majorca, Spain

Single artist exhibitions

• 1995 Ljuc Fluxá Galeria d´Art, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 1996 Galerie 96, Grand-duche de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 1997 Elbchaussee 96 Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
• 1998 ARCO, Feria International de Arte, ONE MAN SHOW, Madrid, Spain
• 1998 Galerie 96, Grand-duche de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 1998 Galeria Diners, Bogotá, Columbia
• 1998 Galeria Barbara Botz, Port d´Andraitx, Majorca, Spain
• 1999 Minkner Galeria, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 1999 Pro Linguis Club, Hamburg, Germany
• 2000 Minkner Galeria, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 2000 Koldo Royo, Palma de Majorca, Spain
• 2001 Bennassar Galeries, Pollenca, Majorca, Spain
• 2002 Galeria Diners, Bogotá, Columbia
• 2002 Minkner Galeria, Santa Ponsa, Spain
• 2003 Centro Cultural de España, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
• 2003 Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
• 2003 Bonn ART Consulting GmbH, Bonn, Germany
• 2005 BELMUNDO Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland