Marcelo Novo

Born in 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I use a method of creation called Automatism. This method gives artists unlimited creative freedom allowing images to flow freely from the subconscious to compose the artwork. I begin a work, without a previous idea or theme and without sketches, directly on the chosen surface. I start doodling, things start happening, and I follow. I try to suppress my conscious awareness as much as I can, distracting it and bypassing its interference, thus allowing the images to flow freely. I start and finish my works in one session with the purpose of capturing a particular (or specific) state of mind. I consider that my art has its roots in Latin American and European Surrealism. Diverse recurrent symbols appear in my work as manifestations of my own recorded experiences. However, certain images are closely related to the Latin American culture as a whole and they have been transferred to me through my cultural heritage. During my fourteen year residency in the United States my imagery has been affected in a very unique way. Since it is not my intention to communicate any particular message through my art, I would like the viewers to make their own interpretation based on their individual experie...

He graduated as a Profesor de Bellas Artes from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredon and studied Painting under the direction of the Surrealist artist Roberto Aizemberg. In 1992, he moved to the USA where he received a Master's degree from the University of South Carolina and taught art at Benedict College from 1995 to 1998. His art has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States and abroad. He lives and works as a full-time artist in Columbia, South Carolina (USA). ,