Nelson Carrilho's works do not only hold an accusation, they also tell about liberation and the emotions that can be evoked by it. You don't have to visit Curaçao or Amsterdam to understand Carrilho's works, they speak for themselves; you do not have to know him in person to appreciate the beauty of his works, but I consider myself lucky that he was willing to tell me what I am telling you now and point out details I would otherwise have missed. Such as the wink in La femme et l'oiseau (The woman and the bird); a woman tells a secret to her best friend the bird, even though she should know that in literature the bird is the symbol of indiscretion. Two vices having a tète-à-tète.
Training:
1975 – 1980 Artibus, Design Academy Utrecht, the Netherlands
More information about the artist: www.nelsoncarrilho.com