Diego Becas Villegas

Descripción del Artista

Diego Becas Villegas (1982) is a Chilean designer and graphic thinker who specialized in handmade posters. He has developed his art in several cultural themes such as opera, theatre, dance, film and music with a special emphasis in politics and social matters. He was nominated for an award of Excellence in Graphic Design 2014, Chile. His posters "Small Places, Art not Home" and "Home, Human Rights" have been featured in the Decorative Arts Museum at the Louvre. At the same time he was selected for the Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee with his work related to the series "Paralympic Games" and "Small Places, There are Homes." He has collaborated with the Polish studio SE-MA-FOR, a well-known office that has won two Oscars for their work in animation (1983 and 2008). Diego worked with them in the design of 2 posters made to celebrate their short film Peter and the Wolf, Oscar winner in 2008. His work has been highlighted in several international biennials of posters, in countries like Italy, Belgium, France, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, USA, Venezuela and Chile, with a total sum of 25 exhibitions worldwide. He is currently working on an exhibition for the Plakatu Polskiego Gallery in Krakow, Poland. At the time he continues developing his thoughts regarding the human condition, mistakes and success of the world nowadays. He can communicate and translates his thought thanks to a rectangular piece of paper called poster.