A universe of colors, flowers, tropical landscapes, and portraits of iconic personalities from the media world—this is the art of Maurício Porto, a Brazilian artist based in New York.

His fondness for portraits and people is remarkable. The faces and expressions that emerge from his canvases are executed with the skill of a painter who enjoys studying personalities and the human figure. Using both iconic celebrities from pop culture and anonymous faces in his compositions, scenes and gestures are recreated against chromatic backgrounds with customized colors. By blending characters with elements of the tropical nature of his native country, Maurício Porto’s paintings bring forth enigmatic and exclusive compositions.