Alex Di Silvestro

Throughout his life, self-taught, Italian-born Portrait and Visual Artist & Creative Entrepreneur Alex Di Silvestro has explored and worked across a wide spectrum of visual arts, from portraiture and logo design to fashion illustration and photography.

But where the artist truly excels is in his Iconic Portraiture, the latest and most defining stage of his creative career.

Alex began his artistic journey in urban London in the early 2000s, working as a freelance fashion and portrait illustrator and visual designer. At the same time, he was the co-founder and brand director of a renowned luxury fashion brand until 2019, when an unexpected business trip to Spain turned his life around in the most remarkable way.

While traveling to Barcelona, Alex made a spontaneous stop in Cadaqués, right next to Salvador Dalí’s house. It wasn’t mere coincidence; it was alignment. The following day, he visited the house, but it was at the the Salvador Dali' Museum in Figueres that the true magic unfolded.

Alex was profoundly inspired and creatively awakened by the master of surrealism, Salvador Dalí not only by his genius and extraordinary works, but by the distinctive character captured in his face and expression. Alex started sketching imm...

Self taught. No academic standards. No rules. Just my own individual expression & technique.

Selected and published at 'IMAGES26, The Best of British illustration' UK National illustration competition at the Royal College of Art, London, 2002
UK Channel4, A New Life in the Sun, 2023
Les Muses, L'Escala, Spain, 2022, 2023
ART3F, Lyon, 2024
Street Art City, France 2024
Saatchi Art, UK, 2024
Plus private events worldwide.