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Daruich K. Hilal

"My art is a mixture of cubism with tropical and fauvista forms. I have a true passion for light and color. I represent portraits of the quotidian, poetic, or religious landscapes, always attentive to that which is beautiful.

"Ever since I was a child I have experimented with inks and brushes, making portraits of the children of my neighborhood. I was born in Rio de Janeiro and am the son of Syrian immigrants. During my second year in the department of architecture I decided to go and live in Syria, where I worked as a spokesman for Radio Difusora of Damascus and studied English Literature. I spent ten years there and, upon returning to Brazil, I studied with two established artists, Said Ahmadi and Dario Silva, both from the Brazilian Society of Fine Arts."