South American artist Marcelo SUAZNABAR has been presenting paintings based on surrealism, so he has inevitably developed a close relationship with ‘dream’ as a mental phenomenon. Marcelo SUAZNABAR also reveals various environmental experiences of his childhood in a surrealistic way, influenced by where he was born, Oruro, a Bolivian city. The unique characters inspired from the carnival costumes of Oruro are a representation of childhood which in themselves serve as a formative language for the works.
Marcelo Suaznabar derives from the inexpressible, the things that only exist in imagination, or those that seem non-existent yet are present. He leads us into unconscious conversations, leaving whispers we do not want to hear as evidence in our environment. He presents stories we might experience unknowingly in reverse.
Examining his works reveals an astonishing level of imagination and expression of the relationship between nature and humanity. His paintings draw unconventional lines, pleasing viewers with seemingly illogical strokes. The prominent surrealism in his works reorganizes our perspectives and invites us to interpret each detail. “Surrealism acts as a function to free thoughts and vividly express them in art. It’s not about drawing dreams but simply creating surreal forms as products of imagination,” he explains.