Diego Castro also known as MONOMO, is a London based CGI/AI artist that focuses on digital creation, utilizing his architectural background along with an Exceptional Talent endorsement from the Arts Council in the United Kingdom.

His mission is to recreate futuristic, bio-focused concepts through CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) and AI CLIP (Contrastive Language Image Pre-Training) Diffusion Models. His AI-generated artwork, Synthesized Nature, examines the intricate relationship between nature and society.

His vision is to forge a present and future where organic structures function symbiotically, blending seamlessly with their surroundings. This results in fundamental systems that emulate natural environments, leading to a synthesis where the boundaries between nature and society become indistinguishable. He aims to create a perceptive distortion, challenging the invisible limits separating the environment and society.

MONOMO’s narrative aspires to inspire the audience to envision a world where nature and society coalesce effortlessly. In this envisioned future, humans draw inspiration from nature and cultivate a sense of respect for it.

His artwork has been showcased in various prestigious exhibitions, including notable venues in London such as Saatchi Gallery and W1 Curates, as well as in New York’s Times Square Billboards, and across cities such as Venice during the Venice Design Week, Paris, Berlin, Oxford, Chicago, Madrid and Dubai. Additionally, he has been the subject of several online publications including Forbes & Decrypt, and has been actively supporting the blockchain space since 2016.

EXHIBITIONS

2025

Davos - Future of Humanity Art Walk at Davos 2025 (coming Jan 2025)

London - British Library, Gardens of the future by Harry Holding (coming Spring 2025)

2024

Dubai - MONOMO Solo Exhibition at Art In Space, Dubai downtown, during Art Dubai 2024

New York - Focus art fair at Chelsea, 548 West 22nd St, New York, US, curated by Culture Vault & TAC7

London - XTX Fintech private office exhibition, Kings Cross office.

London - Focus art fair at Saatchi Gallery/curated by UNTIE

Seattle - CVPR AI Art Gallery, curated by Luba Elliot.

Madrid - Metamorfosis Visual curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Barcelona - Maremagnum curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Madrid - Principe Pío curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Madrid - Plenilunio curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Madrid - Zielo curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Barcelona - Xperience Sant Boi curated by UNTIE & SMTH

La Rioja - Xperience Logroño curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Meridiano curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Murcia - Nueva Condomina curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Alicante - L A ljub curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Valladolid - Vallsur curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Madrid - La Gavia curated by UNTIE & SMTH

Valencia - SOM Multiespai curated by UNTIE & SMTH

2023

New York - Times Square Billboards Exhibition.

London - MONOMO Solo Exhibition at W1 Curates, Flannels, Oxford Street.

Venice - 100 proyectsx100 identity at Venice Design Week during Venice Biennale/endorsed by Arte Design Venecia

Berlin - Meetopia at P1/ curated by Studios Ven Sauer

Chicago - Mobile Detroit 2050 during Detroit month of design/ curated by Sara Codarin and Karl Daubmann

Madrid - Premios con Alma, curated by Obilum.

London - Long Live London at Saatchi Gallery/curated by Iham Gallery and Focus

Madrid - MONOMO Hyatt Regency Hesperia curated by TAC7

2022

Paris - Meta Contra Verse at GESTE Paris/ Curated by Shiva Lynn Burgos and George Bak.

London - Contemporary Fourth Edition Boomer Gallery/ Curated by Anthony Fawccett.

2013

Venice - Venice Design Week, Friendly Things competition winner alongside Esteban Marquez.

Talks/Lectures

2024

London - Saatchi Gallery, Digital Art´s role in Modern Culture.

Alongside Fuensanta Soriano, Patrons Manager Tate, Carmen Ballesta, Digital Art expert & Partner of Untie Art& Tech. Amanda Maxwell, Associate Director Global New Business at Artsy.

2023

London - GENAI Summit Syon Park

Alongside Tim Fu from Zaha Hadid, Jeames Hanley from Gray Puksand.

London - Saatchi Gallery, Long Live London, a conversation with digital artists.

Alongside Vittorio Bonapace, Leo Crane, Clare Maguire, ARTJEDI1, Ishika Guha, AI.S.A.M

London - Saatchi Gallery, Roundtable discussion with Digital Art Environment Builders

Alongside Mark Dale, creative director W1 Curates, Esmay Luck-Hille, former marketing director at Superrare.

2022

London - NFT London AI & NFTS: Building the future Digital Worlds.

Alongside Andrea Bonaceto, Rahul Sood, Seth Pyrzynski, Vijay Maharajan.

2020

Bogota - What´s next?, University of los Andes guest speaker.

ACCOLADES & PRESS

Interested in starting a project? Feel free to contact me for more information.