I create vibrant abstract paintings inspired in tropical light and energy, for collectors that want to keep summer days within their home.
Artist Statement
Process & Inspiration
My work is composed of colourful paintings mostly done with acrylic and oil sticks, built in several layers rich in gesture and details. My process in the studio is paced by spontaneous movements. I do not plan what my paintings will look like, I begin without sketches, marks or predetermined compositions.
My visual language is formed by my Brazilian origins: the intensity of colour, the energy of carnival, the warmth of continuous summer, the collective celebration and the friendliness of the people. I draw inspiration from music albums, family travel photographs and northeast Brazilian artistic expressions.
Living in Europe as an immigrant, painting has become a way to navigate the tension between presence and returning. My work is shaped by “saudade” — the Brazilian Portuguese word describing a mixed feeling of nostalgia and desire. Abstract paintings allow me to position myself with each work inviting the viewers to experience saudade with me.
Background
I was born in Brazil and currently I’m based in Berlin. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. My early career in design sharpened my sensitivity to composition and colours, yet over time with more commercial works, I felt drawn away from personal expression and creativity. After moving to Germany, I graduated in International Economics and built a career in the tech industry and again I felt distant from myself.
I gradually rediscovered my creative side when slowly starting to painting in the past years. It is a way of reconnecting to my honest self and to my home country, using the expressive energy I grew up surrounded by in northeast Brazil.
Nowadays in my Berlin atelier I create paintings in a very natural process, listening to loud Brazilian music, having a coffee and dancing around while feeling as happy as I’ve ever been.
Contact
Instagram: @camicamila.art
Get in touch for inquiries and commissions, I’ll be happy to work together!