Dionysios Proios Rallatos was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the 9th of May 1965 to Greek parents.

Showing his artistic skills from a very early age, he excelled in primary school and he was merited for his artistic work, which continued through to secondary school experimenting in photography, theatrical stage design and writing lyrics for children’s songs. He becomes an editor of the first free press school magazine and participates in numerous artistic events in Argentina, over the late 80’s.

During the dark years of the military regime in Argentina, his free spirit and lack of conformity, resulted in him being expelled from a total of seven universities. Undeterred ,he flees to the United States, where he seeks and finds employment as stage manager assistant.

In 1982 he returns to Argentina and creates a center for art, unique for it’s liberal spirit, that allowed artists to think and create out of the box imposed to them by the “junta“, during those oppressed and unimaginative years. Persecuted for his political beliefs, he flees once more, this time to Europe, where his discovers his true love of painting.

Years later, he returns to South America and settles in Brazil, where under the supervision of his mentor George Aparisios he masters the fine skills of painting. After the passing of George Aparisios, he takes his new found inspiration and returns home to Buenos Aires.

1985: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Invited by the artists guild of Buenos Aires, he exhibits his first work, at the age of 20.

1987: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nominated by Marie Claire, as one out of the four “new artists of the year” at the Hyatt Hotel.

1992: Bouzios, Brazil

Solo premiere in the city of Bouzios, newspapers hail him as “petit Dali”.

1995: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Exhibits under the auspices of Centro Cultural Bonaerense.

1996: Athens, Greece

With the birth of his son, he settles in Athens and opens his first “Art” restaurant in Greece.

1996: Athens, Greece

Holds an exhibition at the Athens Hilton Hotel, where he introduces famous disc jockeys to perform their music as a compliment to his paintings, thus setting a new trend for years to come.

2002: Athens, Greece

With the experience of opening more than 15 restaurants, cafe, night clubs around the world, the artist within him felt incomplete leaving Athens without his personal touch. The year 2002 marks the opening of his signature restaurant, notoriously called “el pecado” (the sin). An abandoned warehouse was restored and converted in the first Resto-Tangoleri in Athens. Being the indomitable artist & designer that he is, he managed to set an unprecedented trend, fusing art, music & gourmet dining with a clientele of jetsetters, politicians, artists, elite & bohemian hobos, all of whom mingle together in the area he so called “my living room”.

2006: Athens, Greece

In Technopolis, Gazi, during the industrial design exhibition named: “hardcore design” by Dionysios Skalos, he is the only “honorary” guest artist, exhibiting a “teaser” of his upcoming exhibition

2006: Piraeus, Greece

Exhibition titled: “30 corazones y una lacrima” (30 hearts & a teardrop) at the Spiros Teschou’s art gallery.

2010: Mykonos, Greece

 

2010: Mykonos, Greece, 

Presentation of his latest project “Magnetik Moments”. A culmination of the artists two years of work in progress, which expresses an evolution of his changing palette and style, signifying the trilogy: INSPIRATION- EVOLUTION- TRANSCENDENCE

 

2011, Mykonos, Greece

Forwarding vigorously into the art movement of Verticalismus, he challenges and invites the founder of Verticalismus Athanasio Celia, to exhibit his artwork at Leto Hotel. The exhibition will be accompanied by the first Verticalismus artwork of D.P.R as well.

 

 

2012: Mykonos, Greece

Exhibition titled:”SMILE INVACION”

 

 

2013: Athens, Greece

Exhibition titled:"EVOLUTION"   open a new resto-bar named "EL".

 

2014: Start with the Tatto Body Art in Glyfada

 

2015: He moved to Argentina and start the creation of " Regalos del Riachuelo" a mode of recycle art mode where he use disposable articles and convert it in art.

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