Mario Pires

My love for art started at a young age with illustration and charcoal use in primary school, ages 6-12, from cars to all type of stills and even coming third place in the ATP tennis competition world wide.

At a secondary school level i battled largely with the history and theory of art. So science was the alternative. Then in my last year i decided Science wasn't the way and was instructed to do Art without theory. That year i was awarded a academic merit from Adrian Boshof for my artworks exhibited at the Johannesburg art studio for my final portfolio.

the years after that was tough for my family and i, so had to do the responsible thing and find employment. a coupe of years later i made my way into the graphic design multimedia industry. then when i got myself semi rooted i decided to do what i love even if it was in a part time capacity.

Now i am learning all that art can offer.