Hamilton Aguiar Biography

Hamilton Aguiar was born in 1965 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In 1987, he moved
to the United States to pursue his passion of art. During his many years of studying art and working in art restoration, Aguiar began to explore various painting techniques.

His current series of paintings reaches a new and unique level. Aguiar applies 
silver leaf over the entire surface of his canvases and then creates dramatic 
images in oil. His paintings create their own internal light due to the
interaction between the richness of the oils and the mercurial nature of the 
silver.

The composition of his paintings is inspired by the changing 
seasons of natural landscapes, which are interpreted in a powerfully 
monochromatic content. Skies come alive with either intense layers of clouds or 
beautiful washes of subtle color, and tree shadows reach out beyond the limits 
of the canvas.

Already acquired by numerous private collectors and
represented by many prestigious galleries across the United States, Hamilton 
Aguiar’s art is quickly receiving well deserved international recognition.