Bio

Danic Lago has always had a sharp eye for the world and translates her passion for beauty and aesthetic through her pieces.

The poetry made by Danic in her mixed media handcrafted collages frame her delicate world-view, highlighting the mixture of reusable materials which tell new stories through their colours, textures and richness of detail. Her pieces of art stir deep feelings in viewers, creating individual and unique interpretations and relationships with her work.

She regularly exhibits in and around London, participated in the 2019 Florence Biennale and many of her pieces have found homes all over the world.

Statement

Danic Lago, a British-Brazilian artist who has lived abroad for 20 years, is a modern alchemist. A poet with a creative and inventive mind, which unites her experiences and wanderings around the world in works of art.

Having lived in Switzerland, London and Mexico, Danic has always been an explorer: a collector of small treasures, textures, and experiences. Beginning her work in the fashion world, she specialised in trend research, with experience working with European and Brazilian designers. The restless nature of fashion led her to make poetry with her own hands, pieces of different materials became her purest expression.

The lightness with which Danic perceives the world made her understand that being in love with something has diverse meanings, from absolute enthusiasm to deepest pain. Her intense connection to paper makes it her most incandescent platform of transformation.

The collages are the portrait of her unique view of the place that she inhabits in the world.

Her connection with paper can be immediately perceived from her first piece. Without a canvas, a cardboard box was the base. The artist today works with intricate manual collages, a mix of materials. Mixing elements such as paper, wood, watercolour, ink, acrylic, gold leaf, fabrics, dried leaves, mosses, pieces of trees and stones, her pieces reflect the world - it has a Brazilian touch, a Mexican vibe, and a European breather.

Danic has the ability to transport viewers into a playful world of colours and textures with her collage. The varying interpretations of her work speak for themselves, with viewers becoming enveloped in the stories she tells. The artist explores the world and uses materials from nature, such as discarded wood. Here, her vocation as an alchemist shouts: reuse and transform. Embracing each material and thus giving them new life.