“Art is too important not to share.”
Romero Britto
• Born 1963, Recife, Brazil.• His family was poor.• He was the 8th of 9 children.• Painted on scraps of cardboard and
newspaper.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Mona Cat by Romero Britto Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
Qualities of Britto’s Art
• Colorful patterns• Vibrant colors• Bold black lines• Hard edges• Playful themes
Neo-Pop Cubism
His style often combines the artistic techniques of Pop Art with the intricate compositional qualities of Cubism.
"For me, art can reflect the celebration of the simple and good things in life.
This is most important to me!." ~Romero Britto
