Consuli

When a vocation appears suddenly and so intensely, we must follow it and almost “obey” the brushes

It was after a casual meeting in a book sale in 2005 that I met a painter which accidentally made me meet the painting. I always liked it, but I never tried it. After talking with this man, there was a first attempt: a drawing of a dog. And it was the first in a series of other drawings and paintings. My family and friends, who saw the paintings, were amazed by the results, since the results were good. As I had never taken classes, I looked for manuals and magazines to appropriate my techniques for painting. After a brief stint in a painting course, to try a conventional approach, I heard an advice from the teacher that it would be better to look for my own technique. I made many paintings that followed an academic style, later cubist, abstract, figurative... I believe that today I have my own style. I think my paintings are a mixture of cubism and reading. They give me pleasure and I am very happy when someone tells me that he could feel the same energy that I had felt when I was painting them. I used to use oil painting for a long time, but after health problems, which prevented me from continuing to use this type of paint, I started painting with acrylic paint. It was a new learning experience because the drying time is shorter, it was very different, but I ended up adapting and I could continue my paintings. The most incredible thing about this career as an artist is that “random” has guided practically everything until now. The beginning, the themes of the paintings and then the meeting with my friend and curator Maria Hilda Friedli. She took my works and I was able to show my work in several countries in Europe. All the success I have had, especially in Switzerland, I owe to this meeting. We already knew each other, when I was a child and she came back, she saw my work and gave me the opportunity to participate in international halls and exhibitions where I couldn’t even be. My paintings are a necessity, it’s like they speak for me the stories that I would like to tell. I hope they continue telling these stories (my stories) and they delight a large number of people. I believe in energy and sharing good energy brings me a lot of joy. In 2020 my works will be traveling with Maria Hilda - new adventures and stories to tell and I will also participate at Geneva Book Fair , with Valquiria Imperiano, from Cultive Magazine, in October.

I used to use oil painting for a long time, but after health problems, which prevented me from continuing to use this type of paint, I started painting with acrylic paint.