Gloom infinite
Bela Silva
2022
Gouache and collage on paper, measuring 24 x 17 cm, framed, measuring 30,5 x 23,5 x 2 cm. Signed on back. Framed in black matt anodised aluminium. Museum glass.
Artwork main photo: Margaux Nieto © Courtesy Atelier Bela Silva, Brussels, Lisbon
Drawing in gouache and collage, made on a sheet of paper with lithographs from the 19th century (on the back), found in antique shops in Brussels, Belgium. The paper original back face (with original litho and text) is visible through a clear window made on framing.
Bela Silva's work, so organic and colorful, expresses itself a lot in all imaginable shades of green and blue. Leaves, foliage, fantastic animals, sea creatures, and birds make up the formal imagery of his work, here and there punctuated with geographical references to travel (another of his passions). Everything always framed in an amazing explosion of life.