Vitality, optimism and colourfulness are the characteristics of the Brazilian-born artist Romero Britto. The sculpture with his famous theme “Hug Too” is made of the finest porcelain in the traditional workshop Goebel. Each sculpture is a hand-painted unique piece.
With its multi-coloured cheerful pictures and sculptures the Brazilian artist, born in 1963, filled the lives of many of his collectors with joy and hope. Celebrities such as Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi may be included in the list of Romero Britto’s customers, as well as actors and the Kennedy clan or Barack Obama. No wonder, that the works of the pop art artist are directly connected with the pioneers of this style, like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.
Pop art developed in the early 60s as a counterpoint to the abstract expressionism of the postwar period and made use of elements of everyday life and the simple language of comics. The everyday life objects are collected into artworks.
With black-framed color surfaces Romero Britto stylized image subjects to precise figures which live without the illusion of depth or plasticity by its colourfulness and direct appeal to the emotions of the viewer. He designed color surfaces with geometrical patterns such as lines, circles and hatchings. So they retained the characteristics of a comic strip and told every viewer fantastic stories.
Pop Artist Romero Britto uses vibrant colours and bold patterns as a visual language of hope and happiness. He has been credited with the largest public art installation in Hyde Park history and exhibited at the Louvre Museum – an art that appeals to all!