“Art is an inner necessity. A deep urge to question and explore things from new perspectives. To transform the invisible into the visible and to create a profound connection between the two. It is the incarnation of the substance.”

About

In 2000, I went to England to experience and study European art and culture. I have been interested in photography since childhood, and it was there that I was able to begin a formal study and truly delve into the subject. Immediately afterwards, I completed a sculpture training. I spent time in Paris and Norway before moving to Switzerland in 2010. In photography, I continually refine my work in search of the essential — the essence of the object and the light. In sculpture, I work with unprocessed objects, searching for the organic form within, exploring how much of it remains intact and where I add my own voice as an artist.

Duilio Amarante Martins

1981 born in São Paulo, Brazil
2002-2003 Photograph Studies, Emerson College, England
2004-2007 Sculpture studies, Emerson College, England
Since 2010 lives and works as a Fine Art photographer, sculptor and teacher in Switzerland.
Photographer Instructor at Swiss Photo Club.
His works can be found in various private collections as well as in public spaces and institutions.

Exhibitions

(selection):

2010 — Sculpture Show Birseck, Group exhibition, Aesch CH
2012 — Summer Group exhibition, Galerie Katapult, Basel CH
2013 — Sculpture Show Birseck, Group exhibition, Aesch CH
2016 — Norwegian Reflections, Solo exhibition, Goetheanum, Dornach CH
2017 — Encontro, Double exhibition, Galerie Helmers, Badenweiler-Lipburg DE
2018 — Die Bienen wissen alles, Freie Gemeinschaftsbank, Basel CH
2020 — Aufbruch Ins Ungewisse, Group exhibition, Goetheanum, Dornach CH
2022 — photoSCHWEIZ (curated), Group exhibition, Zurich CH
2022 — Equinox 22, Solo exhibition, Seewen CH
2023 — Where Do We Go, Group exhibition, Eleven Ten Studio, Basel CH
2024 — Die Fensterkuration, Solo exhibition, Basel CH
2024 — Arty Show Aarau — Kunst im Schaufenster, Group exhibition, Aarau CH
2024 — Arty Show Lausanne — L'art en vitrine, Group exhibition, Lausanne CH
2024 — OpenArt 24 International Sculpture Exhibition, Group exhibition, Roveredo CH
2025 — Fokunst - Group exhibition, Arlesheim CH