About the Artist
Dion Cupido began his artistic career as a teenager doing graffiti on walls in his neighbourhood but only discovered his ability to paint while helping a friend with a school project in 1990. His work is still influenced by street art and is a combination of abstraction and portraiture. His style is bold and confident, and he mostly makes use of oil paint and industrial ink. Using primarily a combination of abstraction and portraiture by using street art techniques is how Cupido has recently been exploring ideas of memory and identity.
Born in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Cupido is largely self-trained. He majored in drawing from the Cape Technical College where he studied Computer Graphics.
More art by this artist
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Dion Cupido
On display: National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD
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Dion Cupido
On display: Pike & Rose, North Bethesda, MD
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Dion Cupido
On display: Mosaic, Fairfax, VA
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Dion Cupido
On display: West Loop, Chicago, IL
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Boyce Magandela
On display: Oakbrook, Oak Brook, IL
Taxi Rank
Sandile Ashabangane Mhlongo
On display: National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD
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Lizette Chirrime
On display: Mueller, Austin, TX
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Richie Madyira
On display: Post Oak, Houston, TX
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Richie Madyira
On display: Mueller, Austin, TX
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Dion Cupido
On display: H St, Washington, DC
Be Happy
Meshack Tembani
On display: Oak Park, Oak Park, ILUntitled
Dion Cupido
On display: West Loop, Chicago, IL
The Doberman
Khayalethu Sineyile
On display: Montrose, Houston, TX
Lonesome Dove
Paul Painting
On display: Cinco Ranch, Katy, TX
