Dalton Paula Explained

Dalton Paula (born 1982) is a Brazilian artist.

Paula's work draws on Afro-Brazilian traditions,[1] and features portraits of contemporary subjects dressed in a historical style.[2] Andrea K. Scott, writing for The New Yorker, has likened the style to retratos pintados, hand-painted photographs from rural Brazil.

The artists's work is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[3] the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami,[4] Art Institute of Chicago,[5] and the São Paulo Museum of Art.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Belchior . Camila . 2022-10-20 . Dalton Paula’s Portraits Piece Together an Afro-Brazilian History . 2023-03-03 . Frieze . en . 232 . 0962-0672.
  2. Web site: Scott . Andrea K. . Dalton Paula . 2023-03-03 . The New Yorker . en.
  3. Web site: Dalton Paula. Zacimba Gaba. 2020 MoMA . The Museum of Modern Art . en.
  4. Web site: Minha primeira visita à Nova York II - Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami . icamiami.org.
  5. Web site: Paula . Dalton . Study for Ventura Mina 18 . 2019.
  6. Web site: 2022-07-20 . Dalton Paula . 2023-03-03 . Apollo Magazine . en-US.