Romero Britto

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Romero Britto is a Brazilian neo-pop artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art and graffiti painting in his work, which is defined by vibrant color and optimistic subjects. In recent years, Britto has been considered one of the most famous pop artists of his generation[citation needed].

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[edit] Life background

Britto was born in Recife, one of the biggest cities of Brazil, on October 6, 1963. He was the eighth of nine children in his family. He began painting as a child, and continued to paint as he served in the Brazilian army and studied law. Britto realized that he appreciated art more than he did law, and saved money to begin travelling the world. Britto showed his art in much of western Europe. As he finished things in Europe, a friend invited him to Miami.

[edit] Career and popularity

Once settled in Miami, Britto worked in Coconut Grove, where he gained much popularity and appreciation by the community. Through the past seventeen years, Romero Britto's reputation as one of the most famous pop artists of his generation has been firmly established. Today he is collected by, and has done portraits of, Roger Federer, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan, Gloria Estefan, Andre Agassi, Eileen Guggenheim, David Rockefeller, and Senator Ted Kennedy, as well as dozens of other societal, political and entertainment figures.

Britto has been a fixture on the international art scene since 1989, when he was commissioned by Absolut Vodka, along with Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and Andy Warhol, to design a bottle label for a company advertising campaign. Following on the heels of Absolut, Britto's whimsical pop art is consistently commissioned by major corporations for large-scale murals, sculptures and product logos around the world. He has recently been requested for commissions by companies such as Disney, Evian, and Volvo.

In December 2005, Britto joined the international short list of artists selected to participate in the Florence Biennale and will do so again in 2006. He has been named the state of Florida's Ambassador of the Arts. In 2004, his Welcome sculpture, the world's largest aluminum sculpture, was erected at Dadeland station in Miami.

Romero's commissioned monumental sculpture this year commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Britto's portrait of legendary art dealer and the founder of Art Basel, Ernst Beyeler, now hangs at Fondation Beyeler, the Swiss museum that also houses the works of Klee, Cézanne, Picasso, Monet, Matisse and Giacometti.

Britto's artwork has appeared in numerous publications worldwide, including New York Times Magazine and Art in America. Britto's designs are not limited to canvas; he has designed company logos, furniture and costumes. Most recently he designed the costumes for the 41st Super Bowl.

[edit] Inspiration

Britto's concern for the youth of the world, combined with social and political causes, is of great inspiration. He is committed to fundraising projects such as Amnesty International, the American Cancer Society, and St. Jude Hospital. Britto sees art as a vehicle for carrying messages of joy and the celebration of life, counteracting the desolate environments of poverty, pain and sickness[citation needed].

[edit] Main Works

Company commissions:

[edit] Works on display

In the United States, Europe and Japan

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