René Agostinho

René was born in the 60's, in São Paulo, Brazil, during the Military Dictatorship. Art bloomed in his childhood, in the 70's and his formal artistic preparation and training took place during the adolescence, between 13 and 17 years of age, when he studied art history, artistic movements and various painting techniques. For years, René developed his singular style, an amalgamation of different influences passing through enshrined names from comic books, pop art, the great classics and modern masters, contemporary art, and everything else his unquiet mind can absorb.

Each artwork has a dense narrative full of details. It is like little stories that are relevant for the big picture. Sometimes, the protagonist is just a spectator, who placidly observes the scene depicted or protagonist is the viewer himself, establishing a dialogue between the collective and the individual simultaneously.

Aside his career as an artist, René was an executive in the Brazilian publishing market, being a publisher and editor of magazines and books

Rene's art is innovative and shares his feelings about human existence, using allegories to represent people's daily lives. His vision as an artist is to suppress his own ego from his artwork in order to cr...

Social Communication at ESPM (escola superior de propaganda e marketing)
MBA- Executive FIA/USP (Univerisadade de São Paulo)
EDP Executive Development Program Kellogg Business School (Northwestern University)

* 2024 Group Exhibition Desvendando Oceanos at Botucatu’s city Public Museum

* 2023 Group Exhibition Resistencia da Arte at Botucatu’s Public Museum

* 2023 (Oct) XIV Florence Biennale

* 2022 (Sep/Oct) 200th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil at Casa de Portugal, São Paulo/Brazil

* 2022 (Sep/Oct) 200th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil at Oscar Freire, subway station, yellow line, São Paulo/Brazil

* 2022 (Sep/Oct) 200th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil at Jardim Silveira, rail station, line 8, Diamond, Barueri/Brazil

* 2022 (Mar/Apr) Latim American Art Academy, 3rd National Art group exhibition at Carolina Platcheck Ulson

* 2022 (Feb) The Body Language/Its Liquid Art Space, Venice, IT

* 2022 (Jan/Feb) Latin American Art Academy, Pinacoteca Benedicto Calixto/ Santos, BR

* 2021/22 (Dec-Jan) 14th Venice International Art fair/ Venice, IT

* 2021 (Out) Marcelo Neves Art Gallery/Sao Paulo, BR. Group exhibition "Todos Juntos na arte"

* 2021 (Aug) The Holy Art Gallery/London, UK. Group exhibition Reberation

* 2021 (Aug) Boomer Gallery/London, UK. Group exhibition Contemporary

* 2021 (Jun) Artlab Gallery/São Paulo, Bra. Group exhibition, Artlab´s 5 years celebration

* 2021 (May) Artist Talk Magaz...