Lino Lago was born in Spain in 1973, and graduated from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. He has exhibited individually since 1997 in several institutions including the Macuf Museum of Contemporary Art of A Coruña and the deputation of Ourense, as well as George Adams gallery in New York and Bredgade-Kunsthandel gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also exhibited collectively at ARCO Madrid, Pulse Art Fair in Miami, and Project Art Fair in Miami.

Playing peek-a-boo with the viewer’s imagination, Lago reveals glimpses of classical Lago continuously pushes the boundaries of contemporary art practices, painting with technically traditional oil paints and drawing inspiration from the imagery of classical European portraiture. The distinctly bold abstract line disturbs the conventional portrait form, imitating the mark of a digital brush. But doing so, Lago re-claims traditional artistic methods and, in a way, critiques the contemporary art world’s notions of operating outside of any historical context. Instead, he alludes to the history of art. His distinct minimalist use of line and abstract shape succeeds in creating beautifully striking works as well as discussing theoretical concepts of reality.