My photo collage is like a summary of the news of the human race. My art is also an attempt to create a social narrative based on humanist values and to make sense of the plethora of images produced by modern society. I began this work after becoming a father wishing to hand down to my daughter and to younger generations an expose of the human condition in contemporary society in a time where our social awareness seems to become diluted in a sea of triviality.
I usually begin with one of my photographs then draw inspiration from the works of Bosch, Bruegel, among other artists of the renaissance, surrealism, pop art, street art and children's puzzle books such as Where's Wally?, to create a human landscape that I hope will generate a discussion about the road we're on as a species.
I usually begin with one of my photographs then draw inspiration from the works of Bosch, Bruegel, among other artists of the renaissance, surrealism, pop art, street art and children's puzzle books such as Where's Wally?, to create a human landscape that I hope will generate a discussion about the road we're on as a species.
© Daniel Botelho