Basics

Channels:
Art, Modeling, Photography, and Design
Genres:
Artist's Model, Artistic, Artistic Nude, Asian, Black & White, Collage, Commercial, Digital Art, Editorial, Erotica, Fantasy, Fashion, Fashion, Fetish, Fetish, Fetish, Fine art, Functional, Glamour, Hair / Make-up, Japanese, Lingerie, Lingerie, Mixed Medi
Roles:
Artist, Designer, Illustrator - Digital
Specialties:
digital art, illustration, photography, photo manipulation, digital painting, modelling, traditional painting, drawing, web design, multimedia
Hometown:
misanthropy

Biography

I am a digital artist, I work primarily in photoshop, blending still photography with some digital painting (and occasionally vector graphics, 3d elements too).
I have completed a multimedia course at EPMS where I collaborated with some cool people and learnt some essential programs (I'm more comfortable in working with photoshop and macromedia director) like 3D Max, Premiere, Soundforge, Flash, Freehand.

I have made artwork for great musicians such as Justin Lassen and Lyua Dust. I've been published in such magazines as Elegy Ibérica, StudioBox, PSD mag, O Mundo da Fotografia Digital, mediterraneaonline.org, IT'S ARTS magazine (with 2 images I made for musician Justin Lassen), JAPANESE mag, HEAD magazine, ZUPI mag, Daydreaming magazine, OTAKU mag (soon to be released this month). also made covers for WILDSIDE PRESS.

Statements

My artwork basis is translated in medical and japan art influence. I create in a emotionally and at same bizarre surreal and conceptual style. Often it depicts real life situations translated in strange ways, I am also deeply influenced by religion, since I am a religious person, I love old paintings from Botticelli, Rubens, El Greco, Caravaggio and from Renaissance, Romantic times that depicts religious scenes from the Bible. I am connected to fetish, dark and medical art, I enjoy to approach unsual themes related to personal tastes or personal likenesses.

Styles

surrealism, pop art, conceptual, symbolism, religious, japanesque, medical art

Creative Tools Used

photoshop, freehand, director, 3d max, sony cybershot, canon, lomo, wacom

Techniques

digital painting, photo manipulation, vector and 3d elements

Achievements

Elite Status at GFXartist (i don't consider it much as an award but well)
FOOD4U 2006 video festival, best BACKSTAGE (International/European award, team work)
1st & 2nd awards (category: highschool) in Challenges 2007 (National award, team work)
honorable mention from the President of my city for entering in FOOD4U 2006
honorable mention from the President of my city for entering in Challenges 2007
Disrupted Unity was Photo of the Month at Portuguese known mag O Mundo da Fotografia Digital

Exhibitions

Solo shows:

Solo Exhibition :Primavera de Destroços: AIRV 2006 (Viseu, Portugal)
Solo Exhibition :Primavera de Destroços: Instituto Politécnico de Viseu 2006 (Viseu, Portugal)
Solo Exhibition in IPJ (most likely June or May 2008), Viseu Portugal

Group shows:

Group Exhibiton in ArtWhino, January 2008 (Washington DC, USA)
Group Exhibition in Compound Gallery, April 3rd 2008 (Portland, USA)
Group Exhibition in BeCool, June 5th 2008 (Rome, Italy)
Group Exhibition in Stained Skin, June 7th 2008 (Columbus, USA)
Group Exhibition in Traffic Design Gallery, June 7th 2008 (Dubai)

Specialties

digital art, illustration, photography, photo manipulation, digital painting, modelling, traditional painting, drawing, web design, multimedia

Inspirations

Sua, Yoshitaka Kawakami (Yock), Frida Kahlo, Takato Yamamoto, Trevor Brown, Romain Slocombe, Nomi Chi, KuKula, Kokomoo, Jason Jacenko, Jennifer Lewis, Marcela Bolivar, Man Ray, Yoko D'Holbachie, Aya Kakeda, Japi Honoo, Aaron Sikstrom, Lizzy John, Hong Kuang, Stuntkid, Akif Hakan Celebi, Botticelli, Ray Caesar, Carrie Ann Baade, Satoshi Yamamoto, David LaChapelle, Audrey Kawasaki, Amy Sol, Mark Ryden, Luke Chueh, Kamil Kascha, Pavel Kiselev