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[dorovibez]

Art is Life.

In these turbulent times, some confused individuals (so-called climate protesters) are attacking art to draw attention to climate issues. Regardless of your opinion on that, I, as a new Artist, want to remind you that Art is a legacy that transcends time. It nourishes our senses, feeds our souls, and drives our evolution as human beings.

Therefore, I urge you to support art and artists. Remember, Art is the one vital medium of the coming culture. {Morya, 333}: #Art is life. ⚜️

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A New Artist On The Scene.

(I Thought I Was)

I worked on communication during all of my life: radio, newspapers, events, website creation, copywriting and so on.

Then Life gave me the opportunity to move from Italy to Brazil and, because I wasn't mastering the language, I decided to improve my skills in photography (that was already a great passion).

So I attended a Fashion Photography Master at the John Kaverdash Academy in Milan and some other Workshops.

Instead of fashion, I started working in Interior Photography (at a low level) but, after a while, I found out that taking photos for others was fulfilling my stomach but it wasn't fulfilling my Soul.

In 2016 I was invested by the first creative wave and I realized some photography and painting projects.

I thought I was a fancy artist, ready for the fancy galleries of my town, but I quickly discovered that most of the galleries were not real galleries... they only rent walls for pseudo artists with a little money in their pocket.

Yes, I admit, in 2016 I was just a pseudo artist.

So I had to eat humble pie and I chose a low-low profile by presenting some low-cost print at the neighborhood collective gallery.

(I thought I was a cheap artist).

Zero Sale!!!

I then had the opportunity to expose some fine art prints in a friend's bar and I sold just one for 20 USD.

I did my math and I realized that it would be impossible to live by art and I went back to a normal job, as an Italian teacher.

(I thought I was NOT an artist)

Then, the pandemic.

I lost 80% of my earnings in a week. 

Life put me at a crossroads. 

And I chose the hard way...

I chose to jump out of my comfort zone and follow the call of my Soul.

I had to leave the house where I lived, I had to sell all my equipment and quickly I started living in the street. 

I slept many nights on a bench near the gallery "Alma da Rua" (Soul of the Street) at the Beco do Batman (Batman's Alley)  and other spots in Vila Madalena, São Paulo.

After a couple of month i have been rescued with the help of my family that supported me with a little money.

In the last two years I have lived as a nomad and invested all of my energy to transform myself into a real Artist.

As São Paulo is a world reference in street art, I also start playing with spray by tagging the walls of this megalopolis.

Now I am ready to declare myself an Artist.

I don't know if i can be called a street artist, what is certain is that the street will always remain inside me, in my invisible scars.

What is certain is that I am a fucking warrior.

A Warrior Of Beauty.

🦄 🔥 🌈 💜 🙏🏽

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The Artist Statement

“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. Only God creates. The rest of us just copy."

(Michelangelo Buonarroti)

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“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.”

(Wassily Kandinsky)

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“Good artists copy; great artists steal.”

(Pablo Picasso)

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“Don't think about making art, just get it done.

(Andy Wharol)

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“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.” 

(Salvador Dali)

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

(Leonardo da Vinci)

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“amo las cosas locas, locamente” / (“I love crazy things, madly”)

(Pablo Neruda)

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“I do nothing. Jah is in Control 🍀✌🏽💜”

{Cristiano Doro}