ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Artist Fabio Saturnino da Silva, or “Salmos” as he is creatively known, began his trajectory into the professional art scene in the late nineties in São Paulo, Brazil.

The distinctive features of his work are the amalgamation of graffiti elements typically used in urban art and the iconic cartoon characters of his formative years.  This unusual teaming suggests a nostalgia and innocence from childhood, however, the artist regularly crafts these recognisable characters absent of eyes, a symbol, he says, of the loss of virtue that comes with maturation and exposure to the social issues we witness as we grow up. Without eyes, the individual has a chance to retain the magic of childhood.

Salmos creates work with vibrant colours, a metaphor for the happiness these drawings incite in us in childhood. An established artist with refined naivety teamed with cryptic emotionality as his idiosyncrasy, Salmos’s distinctive blend of narrative and imagery was founded in his love of Pixacao, a Brazilian graffiti.

The artist states, “I was drawn to the streets. Pixacao in particular, inspired me. And I came up with the idea of integrating comical characters into my writing.”

Salmos has exhibited work in New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Rome, London, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Peru, The Philippines and many more. He has also been commissioned for both his studio and mural work extensively throughout the world.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 Solo Exhibition, Waluso Gallery, London
2016 Solo Exhibition, Martinez Gallery, New York, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 Group Exhibition, 19 Karen Contemporary Gallery, Australia
2020 Group Exhibition, Expoarte São Paulo, Brazil
2019 Group Exhibition, The Secret Fresh Gallery, Philippines
2019 Group Exhibition, Co-lab Gallery, Germany
2018 Group Exhibition, Martinez Gallery, New York, USA