<  Filipino born  ||  New York bred  >




    Chava DiMaio   informs his creative practice by                          applying an archival approach to mixed media                                       collaging, sound and motion design.







Hand cut, scanned and printed at local libraries


Chava embodies a diasporic sense of resiliency,
using a ‘nose to tail’ approach when
propogating each creative microbiome




Inspired by surrealist expressionism
to affirm the absurdity of monotany,

He redirects our natural aversion to overstimulation
through harsh lines, contoured coloring and
early century storytelling motifs.







With an educational background
in classical french horn
and studio recording technology,

Chava is no stranger to the intracies
of nonverbal communication.


Emotion through air
Sound as a structure for time






In life, he enjoys

deep cut disco
new york city biking
oolong tea, oat milk
bird watching
Gustav Holst
stop motion movies

and

family time with his partner and two cats,
pesto pluma gnocchi & pony malta






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