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“Art is too important not to share.”
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Romero Britto
• Born 1963, Recife, Brazil.• His family was poor.• He was the 8th of 9 children.• Painted on scraps of cardboard and
newspaper.
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• Determined to succeed in his art, Britto left his native Brazil for Europe and then went on to America, exhibiting and selling his art along the way.
• In 1989, Britto was chosen as an artist in Absolut Vodka's high-profile ad campaign.
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• Thus catapulted into the limelight, Britto went on to be commissioned by Pepsi Cola, Grand Marnier, Disney, IBM, Apple Computers, and a United Nations postage stamp series, and became the official artist for the Latin Grammy Awards.
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• Considered the heir apparent of neo-pop cubism, Britto uses vibrant and bold, sub-tropical colors, separated and accentuated by thick black lines.
• Britto sees art as a vehicle for carrying messages of joy and the celebration of life.
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• He donates much of his time and work to charitable causes, such as Amnesty International, the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, AIDS research, and the maintenance of the Brazilian rainforest.
• He designed the cover for Michael Jackson's CD benefiting the victims of the World Trade Center, "What More Can I Give," and his image "The Gift of Life", promoting the importance of organ donation, appeared on 4000 buses around the world.
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Mona Cat by Romero Britto Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
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Qualities of Britto’s Art
• Colorful patterns• Vibrant colors• Bold black lines• Hard edges• Playful themes
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Neo-Pop Cubism
His style often combines the artistic techniques of Pop Art with the intricate compositional qualities of Cubism.
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"For me, art can reflect the celebration of the simple and good things in life.
This is most important to me!." ~Romero Britto