Bruno Vilela

Born in 1977, is a Brazilian visual artist whose artistic journey began in the 1990s, initially through graffiti in shows, bars, and clubs. In 1993, he began formal studies in observational drawing and oil painting in an extension course at UFPE. The arrival of Japanese master Shunishi Yamada in Recife in 1998 was decisive for Vilela, who chose to leave the UFPE's Fine Arts undergraduate program to fully dedicate himself to learning from Yamada, to whom he credits all his artistic training.

Vilela expresses that his work emerges from dreams and nightmares, transforming these visions from the unconscious into paintings. He explores the deconstruction and relocation of ancestral myths, liturgies, and the imagery of religions, seeking to give visual form to the images of the unconscious. Since 2010, he has developed research that interlinks photography, drawing, and painting, and seeks to establish connections between literature and visual arts. He states he has no interest in creating strictly contemporary art but rather timeless work, based on a "personal mythology."

His creative process resembles that of a film production: he prepares a scene with models, actresses, costumes, and specific lighting, captures photographic images, and selects the best one to transpose onto canvas, where he uses oil to achieve details beyond what can be captured by the lens. In addition to oil painting, his works in dry pastel occupy a liminal zone between painting and drawing, with techniques that involve rubber and charcoal on paper.

In 2014, his trajectory was the subject of a documentary produced by filmmakers Beto Brant and Cláudio Assis, highlighting the uniqueness and depth of his work in the Brazilian artistic context.

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