Mark Rios (born 28 November 1987 in Barcelona; professionally known as ''Mr. Dripping'') is a Spanish artist and fashion designer. His works have been exhibited in

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, and Los Angeles.

Education

Mark grew up in

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where he studied art at the Frederic Mistral school and later enrolled in the ESDi School of Design where he directed his career towards fashion designing.

Career

He started his career with his own brand of clothing and bags that he was selling in multi-brand stores around the country. In 2015, he took the art using dripping method as a career. Dripping is a technique originally developed by

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in Germany and later used by American artist,

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. In the following year he moved to New York City and did his first show at

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Dream Hotel featuring

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and a brand collaboration with Black Pyramid. His works have been recognized by

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, Kun Aguero,

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, Sara Sampaio, Marc-André ter Stegen,

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, Sara Sampaio, Cindy Kimberly, Nieves Álvarez,

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, Dsquared,

, Xavi Hernandez etc. In December 2017, he exhibited his works in Miami and did a live performance with

in the week of

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. In 2022, Mark Rios participated in the

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by creating an art work for the MVP.

received an artwork after he was named ''

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'' in the 2022 Spanish super cup semi-finals.

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beat

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3-2 in the 2022 Spanish Super Cup semi-finals.

Exhibitions

* NH Collection hotel (exhibition) * El Principal De L’eixample (live) * NH Collection Hotel (exhibition) * El Principal de L’eixample (live show) * Espai BM (exhibition) *

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(exhibition and show) *

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(exhibition and show) *

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(event) * Nuba Lounge (exhibition and show) * Barcelona Design Gallery (representation) * 080 Barcelona (fashion week shows for brands) Moto GP Monster Grand Prix (live show) * Formula 1 circuit Catalunya (exhibition and live show) MACBA (private event live show) * Olivia Valere Marbella (live show) * Barcelona Football team stadium (live show) * Black pyramid Brand (live show) Barcelona, Spain * Miquel Suay Brand (live show) * One night in Beijing (exhibition and live show) * Catalina Island (exhibition) * The Mondrian Hotel (live show) * Universal Gallery (exhibition) * ME Hotel in Dubai (residency exhibition) * Hotel At Six (exhibition)

References

{{Authority control Living people 1987 births Spanish artists Artists from Barcelona People from Barcelona Spanish fashion designers 20th-century Spanish artists University Ramon Llull alumni