Lucid dream
Oil On Canvas- WallArt
- Surrealism
2017- Contemporary
86.0 x 106.0 cm
Oscar Niemeyer Museum
Rafael Silveira (1978 –)
Explore Rafael Silveira's surreal paintings! Combining classical art & comic imagery, his handcrafted frames create dreamlike worlds influenced by masters & pop culture.
Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Curitiba, Brazil)
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Rafael Silveira was born in Paranaguá in 1978 and moved to Curitiba in 1987, where he currently lives and works. He began his artistic career in the 1990s as a graphic artist. His works filled the pages of several fanzines and independent magazines before being featured by the American publisher Dark Horse. His graphic work was internationally awarded and become a foundation for his pictorial vision. In 2007, he starts to painting with oils. Cities such as São Paulo, New York, London and Milan have hosted exhibitions of the artist and his works appear worldwide in important private and institutional collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. A monograph containing a decade of the artist
About this artwork
- Title: Lucid dream
- Artist: Rafael Silveira
- Year: 2017
- Original dimensions: 86.0 x 106.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Oscar Niemeyer Museum
- Medium type: WallArt
- Creative period: Oil painting period
- Corpus context: old masters influence, comic book imagery blend
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: Surrealism, Comic-inspired
- Artist: Rafael Silveira
- Dimensions: 86 x 106 cm
- Influences:
- Arcimboldo
- Magritte
- Year: 2017
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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