Alex Di Silvestro
L’Escala, Girona
International Emerging Artist, creator of ICONIC⚡PORTRAITS. Merging design with figurative, in a bold unique minimalist combo.
MessageThroughout his life, self taught, Italian born artist & creative entrepreneur Alex Di Silvestro, has experimented and worked across a wide spectrum of visual arts, including cut out paper collages, ink sketched and digital illustration, fashion, photography & interior design.
After being a creative co-director of a London based luxury fashion brand for many years, he took a turn in his career during the 2020 pandemic, when he decided to evolve his individual minimalist fashion & portrait illustrations into a unique style of painted portraiture. The outcome has been a great success, and he's now working as a full-time professional artist, selling his art worldwide.
Alex Di Silvestro Art (signed Alex DS) is available directly from his studio-gallery based in the town of L'Escala, in the Salvador Dali’ native region of the Catalan Costa Brava & also shipped Worldwide. The artist after a visit to the Dali' Museum of Figueres in 2019, was greatly inspired by the eccentric genius of the surrealism master Mr. Salvador Dali', to the point that he decided to paint a portrait tribute (then series) dedicated to him, who has now became his personal muse.
All his artworks are entirely handmade to the highest standards by the artist himself, with locally sourced supplies from sustainable companies, and sold with registered Certificates of Authenticity.
Alex Di Silvestro also offers luxury bespoke Art, tailor made to specific needs for private customers or interior designers alike.
His works are available as:
• ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
• ORIGINALS MIXED MEDIA
• LIMITED EDITION PRINTS ON CANVAS OR PAPER
• BESPOKE PORTRAITS
Alex Di Silvestro's Art Studio & Gallery, named ESTUDI9, is based in Carrer de la Casa Gran, 17130 - L'Escala, Girona, ES.
Statement
As a self-trained visual & portrait artist, I endeavour to create unique original artworks which purely reflects my own natural inspiration and individuality, untouched by academic rules or standards, while bridging the gap between the harmony of design and the chaos of art.
In the current times of social decadence where vulgar, mediocre and ugly seem to rule, and despite the common attraction for awkward and unnatural, I firmly pursue my celebration of beauty, harmony & positive.
My ICONIC PORTRAITS collection, is the result of an abstract, minimal and hypo-realistic interpretation, aimed to capture the essence, emotions and stories of the subjects in a single, bold frame.
My main inspiration comes from design, music & fashion icons, graffiti & street art, films and photography of my favourite decades: the Swinging Sixties, the Cool Seventies, the Electric Eighties and the Hip Hop Nineties. Another great inspiration which is also part of my personal story is the master of surrealism Salvador Dali' and his incredible eccentric multifaceted genius, who has literally become my artistic muse.
My working process is rather simple, although meticulously studied and planned. After an initial sketch, I design each piece on canvas, first on pencil, then with acrylic paint using very light and completely untextured brush strokes, in different layers and mainly flat blocks. I can distress the top layers to create shades or flat texture & I occasionally use spray cans, but just like a touch of chilli on a 'spaghetti al pomodoro'.
Colour has a key role in my work, my bold vibrant combinations are key to my hand signature. I use high grade acrylic and matt gouache paint in a mainly synthetic colour palette which includes neons & metallics.
My art is commercial, pleasant to the eye, peaceful & emotionally communicative, its boldness makes a very strong visual impact and can completely transform or restyle both private and corporate spaces alike.
As an early professional emerging artist with a track record of consistent growth, I am constantly attracting returning customers, art collectors and investors of different demographic and geographic groups.
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©2024 ALEX DI SILVESTRO - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED