Geraldo Netto recalls his first ventures in art as a young boy in Brazil, where he spent hours daily drawing every page from a book about Michelangelo. “I like to think of him as my first teacher.”
His large-scale mixed media works draw the viewer in with his dream-like landscapes. His work evokes a sense of mystery and introspection. “I love landscapes. I want to put my own emotion and mystery behind each piece, to make it like a daydream destination.”
When not painting, Netto likes to spend his time learning about cooking, design and wood working. “I like to learn every day and I like to build things. Cooking is my favorite thing besides painting.” Some more recent projects, outside of painting, range from making furniture, to chandeliers and his very own pizza oven.
View Geraldo Nettos’ collection at the Stravitz Gallery.