Marcelo Albuquerque Paintings

About the Artist

Marcelo Albuquerque is a Brazilian artist who goes through colours like the cookie monster chomps cookies.

There’s a real playfulness and cartoon-like sense of fun and vibrancy to Marcelo’s paintings of imaginary Brazilian landscapes.

Marcelo’s not only a painter – his CV also lists his professions as designer, illustrator and teacher. Now I feel lazy.

Marcelo Albuquerque Paintings

There are shades of Philip Guston in the comic style mark making and it’s hard not to think of Hockney’s winding landscapes when looking at these Marcelo Albuquerque Paintings.

I like that each of these landscapes is born form Marcelo’s imagination. I see familiar fragments of South American architecture and environmental shapes and landmarks but that might just be my imagination too.

I also enjoy the large areas of flatness that combine with the areas of depth and perspective like a cat and a dog who somehow get along.

Of course mountains always look better with some holes and slices cut out of them to show off their magical interiors of glowing red spirals.

Bio & Education

Marcelo was born in 1977 and lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He has a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Marcelo Albuquerque Online

• Marcelo Albuquerque · Website
• Marcelo Albuquerque · Instagram
• Marcelo Albuquerque · Facebook