Way to myself

SAUL FRANKLIN COSTA DA SILVEIRA, Brazil

Saul Franklin is a Brazilian Visual Artist living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He graduated in Visual Arts at Anhanguera University Center, started his trajectory at Sculptor Alvaro Franklin's Atelier as an assistant in the execution of several sculptural projects, during this period he also received specialization courses in modeling, sculpture and painting. And from 2021 he took over the art atelier left by his father, dedicating himself exclusively to his artistic production. He has participated in group exhibitions and art salons, and has works in private collections in several states of Brazil and the United States. Artist Statement Being a contemporary artist opens up possibilities for expression in many different mediums, but I feel most comfortable expressing myself through sculpture and painting. My work as a visual artist presents my fascination with objects, colors, and the chemical mixtures we can obtain with various types of materials. I fell in love with the abstract in my childhood, given my upbringing with my father. I never felt trapped and/or obliged to respect colors or stereotyped shapes. At first it was a game in my father's studio, which became my lifelong pursuit. I did not have a traumatic childhood, on the contrary, mine was inspiring and became my compass! I have always observed the real nature of things, of the objects around me. And so I have always sought new ways of doing things. In my artistic practices I seek to present reflections and tests obtained from the abstractions of nature around me and within me. Inspired by Plato's phrase "try to move the world - the first step will be to move yourself", I believe that my purpose is to move to my inner self, to know myself and to believe that if I advance one centimeter with each artistic practice, I will already be better than yesterday. My works are traces of my search and if I can move forward I will be able to move other people.