SF No. 22, From Bus 33 Drawing

Portuguese-American artist Mário Pires Cordeiro experiments with media and color as he explores the interaction between art and design, with a larger intention to comment on the interwoven relationship between visual art and functional objects. His practice is deeply rooted in the theme of color— unpacking the symbolic and cultural meanings imposed on it in contemporary society by sourcing colors from trends and design forecasts as well as from particular environments or publications. He received his MFA at the University of London and completed three years of a PhD researching color trends
in fine arts. He has been commissioned by the Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee and has put on several solo and group exhibitions. He is currently a resident artist of the Minnesota Street Project Studio Program, San Francisco, California.