Nice to meet you!
Prazer em conhecê-lo (a)!
Welcome to my world of art! I’m Thiago, a self taught artist originally from Brazil, now calling the UK home since 2002. Here, my passion for art and design grew from a personal love into a professional journey, leading me to become a Design and Technology teacher, a role I truly enjoy.
My exploration into creating abstract art began as a hobby, but over the years, it has evolved into something far more meaningful. I specialise in using acrylic and mixed media but using a variety of materials and processes is what makes the whole experience fun and enjoyable.
Painting allows me to deviate from the rigid dichotomy of right and wrong, offering a freedom that the design world - with its rules and standards - sometimes won’t allow me to. It’s a space where I can embrace the Japanese aesthetic principle of Fukinsei, or asymmetry, finding beauty in imperfection and a break from conventional norms. There is beauty and harmony in chaos, where the unpredictable and seemingly disordered elements can come together to create a raw and captivating balance.
As an artist, I believe that everyone who appreciates art should have the chance to own an original piece. Original art carries the personal touch, emotion, and uniqueness that reproductions simply can’t offer. By making my work more affordable, I want to break the notion that only collectors or high end buyers can access one of a kind artwork. My goal is to help art become part of everyday homes, bringing beauty, creativity, and inspiration into any space.
All my paintings are intentionally nameless. Though the creation is mine, the interpretation is entirely yours. Your imagination brings life and meaning to each piece, making it uniquely special to you. I hope my work can somehow bring something nice into people's lives.
Thank you for reading this...
Art for Art's Sake
Whiltst studying for my degree in Design and Innovation, I read 20th Century Contemporary Art, a subject I thoroughly enjoyed gaining further knowledge and has certainly helped me to understand a bit more about art as a form of expression. Abstract Art caught my attention, especially one of the periods where artists rebelled against the idea that art needed to have religious, sexual, political connotations, and indeed, people were allowed to to produce l'art pour l'art, or, art for art's sake.
The phrase 'art for art's sake' condenses the notion that art has its own value and should be judged apart from any themes which it might touch on, such as morality, religion, history, or politics. It teaches that judgements of aesthetic value should not be confused with those proper to other spheres of life. The idea has ancient roots, but the phrase first emerged as a rallying cry in 19th-century France, and subsequently became central to the British Aesthetic movement. Although the phrase has been little used since, its legacy has been at the heart of 20th century ideas about the autonomy of art, and thus crucial to such different bodies of thought as those of formalism modernism, and the avant-garde. Today, deployed more loosely and casually, it is sometimes put to very different ends, to defend the right of free expression, or to appeal for art to uphold tradition and avoid causing offense.
Source: theartstory.org
The Process
I tend to work on multiple pieces at one time exploring the same theme in slightly different ways. The freedom to express myself at this early stage is something I thoroughly enjoy. Decisions on colours, tonal values, composition and textures are carefully thought out and are carefully balanced. Most of the times, these pieces are left alone and revisited during different stages, either to add different layers of painting and texture as part of the process or most importantly, to reach that stage where I know I am extremelly satisfied with the final outcome.
