Stroke of Genius

Visionary portrait artist Paulo Cesar Barros Pimenta utilizes various brushstroke techniques to reproduce iconic photographic images into imaginative paintings.

Paulo Cesar Barros Pimenta was born in Brazil in the beautiful city of Barra do Pirai. He spent his formative years in Brazil and then travelled the world as a young man. He lived for some time in both New York City and Toronto, Canada. Paulo’s early career was in the financial sector (banking), but that didn’t sway him from his passion for the arts.

Surrounded by artists and designer friends in Rio de Janeiro, Paulo found inspiration and the drive to let his creative juices flow and was fortunate enough to get a job as assistant to a rising star in the fashion design world. He had a front row seat at the photoshoots, runways, and exhibitions of the fashion world. Dabbling in some modeling himself and meeting a bevy of beautiful models during his tenure, Paulo started to imagine these beautiful creatures (models) as something other worldly – something fantastical.

He started his foray into art by trying his hand at using different mediums (oils, acrylics, etc.), but then by chance discovered a way to use technology paired with classical fundamentals, to create collections of breathtaking portraits of some of the most sought-after beauties in the biz. Paulo has also found success and pleasure in the hospitality industry. This enabled him to showcase many of his creations among the “movers and shakers” of many of the most luxurious and sublime establishments in Brazil, and beyond.

BY MAX B. MARCUS

ARTWORK BY PAULO CESAR BARROS PIMENTA

MODEL DEBRA SHAW MODEL TONY SPINELLI

PAULO PIMENTA SELF PORTRAIT MODEL MERLE LYNN BROWNE MARGIE SWEARINGEN HAMMER MODEL SUZANNE BARNES ENGEMAN

MODEL YOLANDE GILOT MODEL ELKE MARAVILHA

MODEL ANNA BAYLE