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]]>At times, his works are disturbing from the bat, with brain flamingos, heart spiders, and dead flowers invading the subjects of the portraits. Other times, the setting is much more welcoming and calming, with flowers and idyllic nature taking the driver’s seat. But this is only until you notice the small details that make everything that much more unsettling.
Although Silveira’s artworks are best described as portraits, the artist himself doesn’t think they represent persons. Instead, they are a representation of moods.
“From inside, we are a strange mix of dreams, thoughts, feelings, and human meat. I think these portraits are not persons but moods,” Silveira explained in a recent interview.
Thanks to their uniqueness, Silveira’s portraits have already captured the attention of art lovers and art institutions from around the world. They are regularly featured in exhibitions in renowned galleries, with the next one being scheduled in London’s Dorothy Circus Gallery in early 2022. If you can’t make it there to see his works in person, check out more of them below.
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]]>“I’ve often said that it is the diversity of my inspirations that most defines my art,” he told Plastik Magazine. “I look at many things for inspiration. I collect and hoard lots of things and lots of junk. My studio and house is overflowing with stuff. I collect old children’s books, interesting product packages, toys, photographs, medical models, and religious statues.”
“I also have an extensive collection of books on art,” he said. “I love the old masters more than contemporary art, so most of my books are on an artist like Ingers, David, Bronzino, and Carpacio with just a few contemporaries like Neo Rauch and Loretta Lux.”
Based in Portland, Oregon, his paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including a career-spanning retrospective “Cámara de las maravillas” at The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of Málaga, as well as an earlier retrospective “Wondertoonel” at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California Art.
Check out some of his work, shared on his Instagram page.
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]]>White is often inspired by improvisational dance and the “exquisitely expressive” movements of the human body, so that a lot of her work is focused on human figures in relation to themselves and each other, exploring how consciousness and the soul manifest through the physical.
White’s choice to pursue painting took her to Australia, following life in both Norway and the States, which added onto her rich visual expression. Australia was a turning point in White’s career, as she began exhibiting her work in the streets as well as galleries, mainly creating delicate, ephemeral portraits of forlorn youth.
This incredible artist combines her classical training with bold colors in her work. This is the mark of the two sides that have shaped White – her art education on one hand, and the urban, street art and pop culture, on the other.
Scroll down to experience some of her intense, beautiful pieces.
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]]>Relying on a trippy palette of neon pink and blue hues, the Seattle-based artist depicts interactions between vibrant flora and fauna against gloomy backgrounds, creating truly exciting pieces that are absurdist yet warm and familiar.
Weldon frequently combines melancholic tones with his flamboyant humor, and he does it like no one else. His paintings generate a sense of sweet nostalgia for something that never existed, something perhaps seen in a lucid dream, and this powerful experience easily hooks the viewer’s imagination and emotions. Among his favorite subjects are women and cats, represented amid strikingly gorgeous sceneries.
The prolific painter was born in southern California, where he graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. After graduation, he briefly had his own studio in Las Vegas, then moved to New York before finally settling in Seattle where he now works as an illustrator while having shows all over the world.
See some of his magnetic, one-of-a-kind work in the gallery below.
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