Phill Bello - Nightmare II

ABOUT THE PAINTER
Born on December 16, 1973, in the city of Viseu, Portugal, Filipe Rebelo, artistic name Phill Bello, studied the fine arts track in secondary education. During these years he had his first contact with various media such as charcoal drawing, graphic drawing, gouache painting, and watercolor, eventually opting for oil painting as his final project for secondary school.

He later studied the Painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto, where he created his first works.

He did lithography and screen printing, painted ceramics, and did various stencil works.

He held a group exhibition in Porto with other students from the Faculty.

They moved to Lisbon, where they worked as a graphic designer and illustrator.

Several exhibitions followed, both private and group exhibitions.

Currently they devote themselves exclusively to painting, receiving commissions from various notable individuals and companies.

ABOUT THE PAINTING
This original painting presents a surreal and expressive composition, where the human face fuses with a turbulent sea, creating an image charged with emotion and symbolism.

The face, depicted in shades of black, gray, and white, rises partially dissolved, as if being shaped or swallowed by the water. The eyes vanish beneath turbulent waves, which occupy the upper part of the work, suggesting a mind overwhelmed by chaotic thoughts or intense emotions. On the sea horizon, a small solitary ship faces the storm, reinforcing the sense of fragility, struggle, and isolation.

The brushstrokes are loose and dramatic, with ink runs that evoke tears, rain, or the wear of time. The contrast between the force of the ocean and the melancholic serenity of the face creates a poetic tension between reason and emotion, consciousness and the unconscious.

As a whole, the work conveys feelings of introspection, inner conflict, and resilience, inviting the observer to reflect on the inner storms that we all face.

Paint sent rolled up inside a tube.