When she was a little girl, artist Paula de Aguiar lived in a very cultural region full of colors, which had a huge impact on her career. Until she found her true artistic outlet, she experimented with various media. From being an imaginative and creative child, a teenager who dedicated herself to photography, to becoming a digital illustrator who loves texture.
“I like to look for photographic references and also for music, films, and animations and put everything that comes to mind on paper, whatever paper I find. I also record audios to remember an idea that came up to put in some project,” Aguiar explained to Ballpit when asked how she creates her art. She added that she seeks inspiration from photography, folklore, and fantasy stories.
You can find her artwork on her Instagram page, where she has attracted a little over 1,000 followers. And scrolling through her account, you will notice that one main subject dominates the images: portraits of women from her culture.
“I think the drawings I made of women in childhood influenced me a lot in what I do now the Pernambuco/Northeastern culture also influences a lot what I do,” she said.
To see what Aguiar has been doing lately, check out the gallery below.
