Facts about José Da Silveira

Born: c. 1965
Birthplace: Mozambique
Best known as: The founder of "Formism"

     
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José Da Silveira Biography

José Da Silveira’s talent and dashing good looks have made him an artist of some celebrity in Europe. His distinctive style of modern surrealism has been called “Formism”; Da Silveira’s swirling shapes and colors are sometimes compared to the work of Picasso and Van Gogh. He is particularly known for his paintings of women; he also writes poetry and fiction.


     

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