Rafael Barletta

Rafael Barletta was born in Porto Alegre, south of Brazil. Figurative-Abstract rusticist art, he entered the fine arts through illustration, his work matured and evolved into a more abstract art and that's when he started painting on canvas. The first works were created in 2012 and since then his work has been a search for something more and more original and personal.

Since then, 4 collections have been created. The first collection, Rustiface, in 2016, focused on faces as carved figures in paintings. This collection had pieces on display in NY and Finland, as well as local exhibitions.

His second collection, from 2018, called Sunna, already had a wider range of images, with direct reference to the sun and brought vegetation and other elements, composing the images together with the faces.

The third collection of 2022, called Mumei No Uma and contains full-length figurative and scenery. The style remains the same, with some evolutionary and deconstructive traits, changing the techniques a little while maintaining the rustic and primitive identity that is the main feature of his work.

The most recent collection, Rupestre, from 2024, brings a quantum leap in Barletta's brut art and shows an evolutionary path that led him to rea...

2017 - "Rustiface" - (solo exhibition) Santa Cruz - Brazil

2018 - "Pink" - (collective exhibition) - United Nations Headquarter - NY - USA

2018 - "Pink" - (collective exhibition) - AVA Galleria - Helsinki - Finland

2019 - "Sunna" - (solo exhibition) - Santa Cruz do Sul - Brazil

2021 - "Torii" - Virtual Exhibition at Luka Gallery - Lisboa, Portugal
https://www.luka-artgallery.com/rafaelbarletta

2022 - "Mumei No Uma" - (solo exhibition) Santa Cruz - Brazil

2024 - "Rupestre" - (solo exhibition) Santa Cruz - Brazil