“My work comes from the interplay between reminiscence and the current,” says Bogota-based illustrator Alefes Silva.
Themes of peace and solitude, progress and demise, in addition to love and heartbreak recur in Silva's drawings, which mix unbelievable crops and animals with human particulars. In a single piece, a nude determine collapses as bushes and small bushes develop from behind her, whereas one other depicts a vivid pink sapling sprouting from a red-headed lady.
“Every aspect carries a selected that means in my work, linked to a second in reminiscence, a part of a dream or a need,” he provides.
Silva balances her apply with editorial commissions from magazines and publishing homes and private tasks. She is presently engaged on 4 image books, together with a gardening journal and explorations of birds and grasshoppers.
The illustrator has items on show till November 30 in a gaggle exhibition on the Estonian Youngsters's Literature Middle and later this month as a part of MountEchó. Immerse your self in his surreal world on Behance and Instagram.
