Little is known about this reclusive street artist. He appears to be from Brazil and he once said, “Amid the overwhelming global crisis, our contemporary society is the most consumerist of history. The savage capitalism that prioritizes only profit, does not care about the negative causes that your product can create to the consumer, treating them like a rabid animal whose behaviour is controlled by the media.“
The idea of man transforming into a rabid animal often appears to be a theme in Bento’s street art, which depicts half-human, half-animal hybrids, some of whom are engaged in activities that parody consumerism. In some works, nature appears to be claiming the world back from humanity in street art murals such as the piece that shows a mother vulture feeds a man to her chicks. In each of Bento’s paintings, he questions his viewers about their lives, their beliefs and their actions, while pointing out the folly of modern social ideals.
Dinho Bento’s high contrast style results in street art that can be easily viewed from a distance, but also enjoyed up close due to the amount of detail that he includes in many of his surreal, supernatural street art painting. To see more graffiti art by Dinho Bento, visit him on Facebook or check out his Flickr gallery.
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- This surreal street art painting by Dinho Bento shows how bizarre human society has become by depicting an average couple as half animal.
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- A centaur woman smokes a cigarette while perched on a pile of skulls in this social commentary painting by street artist Dinho Bento.
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- A consumerist man animal hybrid eats MacDonalds in this fine art painting by street artist Dinho Bento.
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- Street artist Dinho Bento paints a mural depicting a scene from the garden of Eden.
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- A mother vulture feeds a man to her chicks in this street art mural by Dinho Bento.
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- Dinho Bento shows off his skill for creating humanimals in this high contrast street art mural.
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- Money grows on trees in this satirical street art work based on the genesis of evil as according to the Christian faith.
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- This humanimal street art painting by depicts the ferocity of man feeding off each other is if they are predatory animals.
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- Street artist Dinho Bento paints his opinions on consumerism in this fine art painting.
