Michael Picado

Michael Picado was born in Cartago, Costa Rica, and holds degrees in Systems Programming and Business Administration. He studied painting from 2009 to 2012. He has been a painting instructor for 10 years, teaching workshops at various cultural centers and galleries. Michael has participated in over forty solo and group exhibitions, both within and outside of Costa Rica, including countries such as Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, the United States, Poland, and South Korea. He has collaborated with the Unamos Culturas Foundation on several projects, creating murals in Costa Rica and Poland. His artistic practice encompasses a wide range of themes, including portraits, architecture, vintage cars, abstract compositions, landscapes, abstract expressionism, and neo-expressionism. His technique involves experimenting with urban imagery using bold brushstrokes and layers of primary and secondary colors, resulting in sinuous images that blur the line between realism and Pop Art, also known as pop expressionism. Some of his notable exhibitions include “Íconos + Clásicos + Abstracción” at Country Club Santana, Costa Rica; “Los Amigos De Tuwina” at Dom Literatury, Lodz, Poland; “Retratos de Versos Polacos” at Dom Literatury, Lodz, Poland; “Tribute II” at Galerii Pop’n’Art, Lodz, Poland; “Pabianice Z Perspektywy Kostaryki” at Hotel Fabryca Welny, Pabianice, Poland; “Tribut” at Galerii Wolna Przestrzén na Wydziale Sztuk Wizualnych ASP w Lodzi, Poland; “Michael Picado w Starym Kinie – Stara Bryka – Wystawa Malarstwa” at Stare Kino, Poland; and “Pop Motorizado” at the Embassy of Chile, San Pedro, Costa Rica, among others.