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Dasil (David Silva) | Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

Resident in region of Montreal since the spring of 2002, Dasil (David Silva) Mexican🎨-born painter, is a professional, self-taught, fine art artist, continuously active for almost twenty years.
In parallel with a multi-year career in commercial photography, corporate communications and television programming production, Dasil has developed a rich pictorial work, original and very personal.
Upon his recent arrival in his new adoptive country, he confirmed his firm will to devote himself totally from now on to the development of his painting.


Working as well with acrylics, oils or inks, Dasil presents imaginative figurative paintings, responding to a mix of influences going from Surrealism to Classicism, Fantastic, Allegoric or Sacred art.
The fineness and the precision of the drawings are enhanced by the richness of the colors and hues, allowing the artist to share with us some of his passions, such as music, mythology, or history.
The whole of his work is meant to be a celebration of life.
To the more careful observer, Dasil loves to offer fine composite and complex images, with hidden details and compositions, then revealing a secondary symbolism which remains for ever vivid.
Often accepting sponsors' requests, the works of Dasil are found in many private collections, be it in Mexico, in the United States, in Canada, in Argentina, in France, in Spain and in Germany.

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

Awards
  • Finalist Certificat - Cirque du Soleil Competition, Rêves d'Automne, Baie-Saint Paul (Canada) - 2009;
  • Silver Medal - Choice of jury Exposition / Le Club des Arts - (Judges of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts) - Juin 4, 2009;
  • Academician titular - Awarded by L'Académie Internationale des Beaux Arts du Québec - may 2, 2009;
  • 1st Grand Prize in figurative frontier - 25th Gala Competition, Cercle des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs du Québec - November 16, 2008;
  • Premio del Presidente - 6a Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence (Italy) - December 1 - 9, 2007.
David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter


David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter

David Silva - Dasil | Mexican Imaginative Surrealist painter
















Dasil è nato in Messico e vive a Montreal, Canada dal 2002, è autodidatta, sempre attivo da quasi vent'anni. In parallelo con una carriera pluriennale nella fotografia commerciale, comunicazione aziendale e della produzione programmazione televisiva, Dasil ha sviluppato una ricca opera pittorica, originale e molto personale.
Al suo recente arrivo nel nuovo paese adottivo, ha confermato la sua ferma volontà di dedicarsi totalmente da allora in poi allo sviluppo della sua pittura. L'artista messicano lavora anche con acrilici, oli od inchiostri. Dasil presenta fantasiosi dipinti figurativi, rispondendo alle un mix di influenze che vanno dal Surrealismo al Classicismo, al Fantastico, all'Allegorico od all'arte Sacra.
La finezza e la precisione dei disegni sono esaltate dalla ricchezza dei colori e sfumature, permettendo all'artista di condividere con noi alcune delle sue passioni, come la musica, la mitologia o la storia.
Tutta la sua opera vuole essere una celebrazione della vita. Per il più attento osservatore, Dasil ama offrire immagini composite e complesse raffinati, con dettagli nascosti e composizioni, quindi rivelando un simbolismo secondario che rimane per sempre vividi.
Le opere di Dasil si trovano in molte collezioni private, sia in Messico, negli Stati Uniti, in Canada, in Argentina, in Francia, in Spagna e in Germania.