Dalton Paula

Dalton Paula (born 1982) is a Brazilian artist.

His work is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York,^[1] the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami,^[2] Art Institute of Chicago,^[3] and the São Paulo Museum of Art.^[4] Paula's work draws on Afro-Brazilian traditions,^[5] and features portraits of contemporary subjects dressed in a historical style.^[6] Andrea K. Scott, writing for The New Yorker, likened the style to retratos pintados, hand-painted photographs from rural Brazil.^[6]

References

1. "Dalton Paula. Zacimba Gaba. 2020 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
2. "Minha primeira visita à Nova York II - Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami". icamiami.org.
3. Paula, Dalton (2019). "Study for Ventura Mina 18".
4. "Dalton Paula". Apollo Magazine. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
5. Belchior, Camila (2022-10-20). "Dalton Paula's Portraits Piece Together an Afro-Brazilian History". Frieze. No. 232. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
6. Scott, Andrea K. "Dalton Paula". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-03-03.