Beauty of the City
Beauty of the City by Pino Cao is one of over 35 public artworks displayed across the City of Mississauga.
Pino Cao, 2023
Digital illustration, printed on vinyl banners
Various locations city-wide
About the artwork
In this six-piece banner series, the artist depicts six characteristics of the city, inspired by the composition of the word Mississauga.
“I am always amazed by the modern skyline, international airport and work opportunities, safe communities, artistic events, united people, and graceful natural environment of Mississauga. It is a beautiful place with amazing and talented people. Although we may come from different cultural backgrounds, this is the city where we will share the same future. This is my beloved Mississauga.” – Pino Cao
As a symbol of the city’s cultural diversity, a rendition of translations of the six themes can be spotted in the background of each banner. These renditions include “Modern” in Mandarin (Simplified Chinese), “International” in Urdu, “Artistic” in Polish, “United” in Arabic, and “Graceful” in Punjabi, the top non-English spoken languages in the city, as well as “Safe” in French, one of Canada’s official languages.
Gallery
About the artist
Pino Cao is a Mississauga-based artist. For as long as she can remember, Pino has had a fascination with art and design. Having grown up in an engineering family, she followed her family path and became a civil engineer. However, her passion for art never faded away and art is what she decided as her lifelong career. Pino enjoys traditional and digital media. She loves storytelling using various colour palettes and character interactions to express feelings, emotions, and different moods in her compositions. Besides art, animals and plants are also her best friends. She loves nature, which is where most of her inspiration comes from.
In 2020, Pino was invited to hold her first personal artwork exhibition in North York Central Library. Recently, her artwork also won the first prize of the CICan 2021 Student Showcase – Drawing Category.
For more, follow the artist on Instagram, @pinoartgallery.