Romero Britto

Romero Britto is a Brazilian neo-pop artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art and graffiti painting in his work. He is known for hs contemporary work.

Career and popularity

Britto Marcelin.S.Once he settled in Florida, Britto Marcelin.S worked on the streets in Coconut Grove, where he gained great popularity with the community.Fact|date=January 2008 He has done portraits of Roger Federer, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan, Gloria Estefan, Andre Agassi, Eileen Guggenheim, David Rockefeller, and Senator Ted Kennedy, as well as dozens of other societal, political and entertainment figures, in order to further his career.

Britto has been a fixture in the international art scene since 1989, when he was commissioned by Absolut Vodka to design a bottle label for a company advertising campaign. Following this, Britto's whimsical cartoon style art was consistently sought-after for commissioned by major corporations for large-scale murals, sculptures and product logos around the world. He has recently been requested for commissions by companies such as Disney and Evian.

He has been named the state of Florida's Ambassador of the Arts. In 2004, his Welcome sculpture, the world's largest aluminum sculptureFact|date=January 2008, was erected at Dadeland station in Miami.

Britto's monumental sculpture this year commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival, and his portrait of legendary art dealer and the founder of Art Basel, Ernst Beyeler, now hangs at Fondation Beyeler, the Swiss museum that also houses the works of Klee, Cézanne, Picasso, Monet, Matisse and Giacometti.

Britto's works have appeared in numerous publications worldwide, and his designs are not limited to canvas; he has designed logos, furniture and costumes, and most recently the costumes for the pre-game ceremonies 41st Super Bowl.

Main Works

Company commissions:
* The Earth Train Grand Marnier
* BMW
* Pepsi
* Royal Caribbean
* Swiss Bank
* Apple Computers
* IBM
* [http://images.google.com.ec/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tufts.edu/med/medissue/archives/october2004/harrison/britto01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tufts.edu/med/medissue/archives/october2004/index.html&h=393&w=284&sz=44&hl=es&start=23&tbnid=wRYq7Jubb7Ac0M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2BBRITTO%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Des%26sa%3DN Absolut Vodka Logo Design]
* [http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lgdd31130.jpgDisney]
* [http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/photopost/data/3028/medium/2v50_britto2.jpgVolvo Car Design]
* [http://www.floridabrasil.com/photos/RomeroBrito-Katrina.gifHurricane Katrine Logo Advertising] *

Works on display

In the United States, Europe and Japan

* "The Mariner of the Seas" Royal Caribbean
* "Bean Man" Governor's Mansion, Tallahassee
* "California Gold" California Winery Associates California
* "The Nurse" American Red Cross Headquarters, Washington
* "Welcome" Monumental Sculpture for Dadeland North Station, Miami
* "Confetti" Mayfair Galleria Mall, Coconut Grove, Florida
* "In the Air" US AIR Frequent Flyer's Club, Palm Beach
* "Paradise" City of Miami Beach, City Hall
* "The Ultimate Kid" Strong Memorial Hospital New York
* "Kiss & London Teen" Grove Isle Yacht & Tennis Club, Coconut Grove
* "Michel Roux" Carillon Importers Headquarters,Teaneck
* "Growing as a Child" St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia
* "Star Art" Star Art Foundation, Coral Gables, Florida
* "Our Guardian Angel" Jackson Memorial Hospital mural Miami, Florida
* "Mural" Miami Children's Museum, Miami
* "One People--One Planet" The Tae Jon International Exposition, Korea
* "Medallion" Swedish Wine & Spirits Corp. Sweden
* "Absolut Britto II", ABSOLUT Vodka Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden
* "Dance of Hearts" Ormond Street Children's Hospital, England
* "Mural" Pernambuco Catholic University, Recife, Brazil

External links

* [http://www.britto.com Official Romero Britto web page]
* [http://www.hamburg-hautnah.de/artromero.html Portrait of Romero Britto from Jörg Nitzsche, Hamburg]
* [http://www.britto.com.br Official Romero Britto Brazilian web page]
* [http://www.hamburg-hautnah.de/impress/kultur18.html Picture of Romero Britto in Miami]