Retro rocket
Oil On Canvas- WallArt
- Surrealism
2012- Contemporary
130.0 x 84.0 cm
Oscar Niemeyer Museum
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
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About this artwork
- Title: Retro rocket
- Artist: Rafael Silveira
- Year: 2012
- Original dimensions: 130.0 x 84.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Oscar Niemeyer Museum
- Medium type: WallArt
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Color palette: Pastels
Quick Facts
- Year: 2012
- Medium: Oil or acrylic on canvas
- Influences:
- Arcimboldo
- Magritte
- Pop culture
- Notable elements or techniques: Layered textures, collage, dramatic lighting
- Subject or theme: Horse galloping through space
- Title: Retro rocket
- Movement: Pop art and psychedelic illustration
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