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“His preferred method is oil painting “because it allows me to work with multiple layers and achieve the transparency effect I desire,” the artist says. “It also provides contrast and vibrancy of colors that would be difficult to achieve with any other technique. Oil also dries a lot slower, so this gives me time to work on details.”
“Painting is a way to say everything I want, everything that fascinates and inspires me in one single image,” continues the artist. “I have an idea of a particular subject, then comes a blurred image on my mind that I convert into a quick sketch to capture how I want it to be, this is the most creative part, then when it is time to paint, that turns out to be a sequence of technical steps that end in a finished canvas. It is a laborious process with a lot of attention to detail, expression and texture.”
“Historical Figures” is Azevedo’s third major collection, and his only based on real life figures. “I paint mostly portraits of imaginary characters that touch me the most. I have always been passionate about fables,” says Tiago who was born in Portugal on Terceira Island. The lush landscape of the terrain – part of Azores archipelago -- triggered his early imagination and trained his budding eye to the fantastic. “I love the imaginary, the mystique and fantasy inherent to them.” www.tiagoazevedo.com