User:Luvalenca/Luciane Valença

Designer, Visual Artist, Illustrator and Blogger. Luciane Valença was born in 1975 in the city of Niteroi in the state of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. Ms Valença has worked with Visual Communication for the last ten years and is currently a partner of the Atelier Valença & Arts studio, a life and art project which began in 2010 in partnership with her brother Carlos Valença, a fine art restorer and painter.

Ms Valença’s work in the digital arts sector has rendered her various awards and includes covers of editorial pieces, booklets and the front cover illustration of the book "O Ciclo do Tempo" by Simone Boger, published in 2008 - Brahma Kumaris Publisher. In 2008 she decided to replace the Pantone colour palette and Photoshop for acrylic paint and paintbrushes, using recycled material in the production of her first individual exhibition. Ms Valença has not stopped ever since and has proven to be an exceptional visual artist who lives and works with boldness and modernity, not due to a particular option of style but rather through the need to create a somewhat visceral aspect which she considers vital to her work. It can be said that the perceived influences of her artwork stem from a way of life rather than a specific art movement. Ms Valença daringly travels through Art Noveau, Futurism and Fauvism, thus creating a unique style where her colours leap into curves blending the same brushstroke into never-ending hues that are demarcated by firm lines and the contrast of light and shading.

Figurations and stories that invite us to a wondrous reality of a very singular world: a world of visual beauty that leads us to reflect on emotions, everyday life and all of that which constitutes our psyche. __________________________________