Clecio Lira

Clecio Lira uses contemporary digital technology to create traditionally beautiful images, as in his enchanting Copos de Leite, or Calla Lilies. He digitally sculpts his original black and white photographs of flowers by adding luminous colors, backgrounds, shadows and the suggestion of motion. By enhancing his images, he removes these blooms from their natural environment, and invites us to focus on the basics of their curves and lines. In the process, the flowers achieve an added dimension - they are naturally living entities adopting abstract shapes - and we are led to observe the grace of nature's forms in a bold, refreshing and innovative way.

Clecio Lira was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has been influenced by the colors and revelry of the Carnival. He was also a modern dancer for fifteen years, which gives him insight into movement and the aesthetic use of space. His art certainly uses cutting-edge technology, but by focusing on such themes as the loveliness and refinement of natural forms, he is at heart an artist in the most classic sense of the word.