Eric Carrazedo

Eric Carrazedo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil

About Eric Carrazedo

I'm a Brazilian painter with focus on (sur)realism. I currently live and work in São Paulo (Brazil), where I was born in 1987. Never went to art school, and I actually hold a degree in advertising and marketing. This helped me boost my paintings in social media and new markets. Even though I used to paint and draw since I was a little boy, it was only in the recent years, after some serious health issues, that I had the courage to drop my "regular" job and become who I've always been. Never been happier in my whole life. Recently displayed my works at Thomas Baccaro Art Gallery (São Paulo, Brazil), but as of now, due to the pandemic, you can find almost all them through SaatchiArt. Eric Carrazedo -- www.EricCarrazedo.com -- Instagram: @CarrazedoArt -- carrazedoart@gmail.com

Education:

***I don't have a formal education in arts.
Actually, I tried to stay away from it, but It became impossible as I got depressed and sick.
So, what you see in my paintings is actually a work of somebody who got to reunite with its true self.***

Ranging from striking, expressive brushing to precise ones and a carefully chosen play of colors, I work my paintings in order to transpose my imagination to the canvas in a sensitive but firm way. Even the most contemptuous of brushstrokes is a careful fruit of almost two decades of self-taught painting.
I'm devoted to achieve the highest quality in my works. Many of them rest for long periods before being shown to the public, as I like to observe them and get that real feeling of completion.

From references of my own life, human psychology, dilemmas and authors such as David R. Hawkins, Jordan B. Peterson, Roger Scruton and Nassim Nicholas Taleb, I builds a very particular world of paintings: my series "Identity", for example, explores the constitution of the human being as single/unique element - however capable to incorporate several faces (identities) as needed.
My new series "A Dangerous Monkey" and "A Dangerous Art" explores the new realities we are experiencing, especially after the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic. Much of what we had in mind as security and stability is questioned, as well as the notion of which art matters in the face of a market that seems to act irrationally in face of stratospheric figures, even during such a harsh time.

The only limit that I see (for now), is my hability to recreate my imagination on canvas. But technical difficulties won´t deter me from achieving my goals, the main one being to become an international artist recognized not only as a virtuous painter, but also as philosopher of our time.

Events:

In order to understand more about my work, please view them at the "Collections" button on my profile.
There they are separated by series.

Exhibitions:

Dec 2019/Jan 2020 - DEZ.EM.BRO Coletivo @ Thomas Baccaro Art Gallery - São Paulo - Brazil.

March 2020 - CORE series @ Hair Glass Brasil - São Paulo - Brazil

Featured at SaatchiArt collections:

2020 Earth Day
Painting: "Polar"

June 2020 - "New this week collection" (6-22-2020) - curated by Rebecca Wilson | Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory
Painting: "Koonana - "A Dangerous Art"

June 2020 - "New this week collection" (6-29-2020) - curated by Rebecca Wilson | Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory
Painting: "FOR EXPORT: Circuit Break"

July 2020 - "Brazil Collection" - Two paintings curated by Megan Wright | Assistant Curator
Painting #1: "Black One"
Painting #2: "Scott - Space Cat"

July 2020 - Selected alongside some of the most prominent Brazilian artists to be part of a charity auction in support of Artesol, NGO created by Ruth Cardoso, the late wife of former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, which has been operating for over two decades investing in the valorization and promotion of traditional Brazilian handicrafts. My painting "Banana #2" was sold and the profit was 100% donated.