My Art Archive: 1994-98
It was through a myriad of unforeseen circumstances that my experimentation with drawing, painting, and photography ultimately led me to pursue the practice of design. And for this reason, I wanted to collect some of the artwork I created during those formative years and share how
It is worth saying that everything seen here was made in my teenage years, from 14 to 17. While the quality of these individual pieces doesn’t stand out to me, I recognize it was all so necessary as
Ink on paper
In my early teens, I was obsessed with drawing. Like many others, it all began at school where I would sneak in a drawing or two in between classes, and eventually fill my sketchbook at the end of the year. Overtime, my interest grew beyond the bounds of my books, and I began attending classes at Parque Lage School of Art, mostly learning human anatomy through live-drawing sessions.
It was then that I began experimenting with some larger pieces
At the time, I had discovered the work of Bosch
Found objects, wax, and pigments.
Stepping Into Photography
At the age of sixteen, I took a few introductory courses in photography. While my goal wasn’t to become a professional photographer, practicing my skills at that age thought me valuable lessons about the importance of composition, the joy of discovering beautiful little details and authenticity in street photography, and think it also planted the seed for later seeing the world through the lens of a virtual camera in After Effects and 3D software.
The images below are poor AI enhancements of the last tiny copies I could find in old drives.
