ARTIST: Valter de Morais (Brazilian, born 1948)
NAME: Skating Boy
YEAR: 1999
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 32 inches / 76 x 81 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed
SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Morais was born in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1948. As a child he had expressly wished to be a soccer player. However, his destiny was drawn to the arts. He has been committed to the fine arts since he was fifteen years old. Morais opted to dedicate his life to painting a happy world. It's a pleasure to know that my paintings can create a nice environment.He became a professional painter in 1981, when he received a bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the University of Mogi das Cruzes in Sao Paulo. He also had an academic experience teaching for many years at the University, where he could contribute to share his knowledge with many students. In 1988 he came to the United States and has been a full time artist since then. Valter De Morais's works are deeply rooted in the cubism represented by Picasso and a pop art style, movement that emerged in the late 1950's. His works are inspired on his own romantic feeling of the world. The choice of this kind of matter is guided by a reference to the beautiful models, dances, musical instruments and, the daily life. Valter's talents are very diverse, ranging from pop art to Caribbean landscapes to portraits and hyper-realism. As South Florida breathes arts, Morais moved from Boston to exhibit his pictures that perfectly combine to the tropical atmosphere. He became involved in painting different themes characterized by the deep perspective, colorful backgrounds and unexpected dimensions. His works are in galleries and collections all over the world include a portrait of Princess Ann which hangs in Buckingham Palace. In the early 70's he won awards for pop art style in Brazil. Valter is also very active in charity work. He has had works commissioned by Absolute Vodka and his works have sold for tens of thousands of dollars to help Aids, Children's Cancer and Parkinsons research. One of Valter's hobby is billiards and he is quite accomplished. He designed the official logo for the Ladies Professional Billiards association as well as a poster for world champion Allison Fisher.