Gabriel da Silva

Artist - Creative Director

Miami, FL, USA
Random Consciousness is how I define my process, my work, and my life. Raised in the suburbs of São Paulo, I started to shape my style and my vision of the world through graffiti art, Hip Hop culture, American comics, and Japanese manga. I taught myself and improvised a lot, just like millions of other young people. Being Brazilian means achieving your goals with the resources you have, no matter how difficult it may be. That's why now my focus is on Brazilian culture, but with strong influences from Bruegel, Bosch, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, David Carson, Fauvism, Dadaism, European and Japanese art that has caused my freestyle mindset to grow. My imagery plays in this space in an almost childish way, with basic colors and shapes that sometimes hide another meaning. The “good feeling” one gets upon first sight could turn to talk about slavery, emotional contradictions, or profound trauma.

Work Experience

The Community Miami

Associate Creative Director

September 2019 - Present Miami, Florida, United States

Saatchi & Saatchi

Head of Art

November 2014 - February 2018 Spain

SwingSwing Avertising

Creative Director

November 2008 - October 2014 Madrid, Spain

Sra. Rushmore

Art Director

February 2008 - October 2008 Madrid, Spain

Education

Miami Ad School (MAS) - São Paulo

Art Direction

São Paulo, Brazil

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese (Native),
Spanish (Fluent),
English (Conversational),

OLDBABY

I'm the founder and active artist of the photo art collective Oldbaby
https://oldbaby.cargo.site

Exhibitions

2016 - Solo Exhibition: “ANFIBOLÓGICO”. Galería la Isla (Madrid).
2016 - Solo Exhibition: “ÁVILA”. Fast Expo. Sala Siroco (Madrid).
2012 - Solo Exhibition: “COLETÂNEA”. ESDIP Madrid.
2012 - Collective Exhibition: "Muestrarte". La Tabacalera (Madrid).
2010 - Solo Exhibition: “BASURA”. Soho (Londres).