Nathália Suellen Explained
Nathália Suellen (born 20 February 1989) is a surrealist digital artist and commercial illustrator[1] from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Overview
Entirely self-taught, Suellen's signature style incorporates female in surroundings of a twisted and disturbing world characterized by the use of symbolism, retro-futurism and dystopia, born from a high-detailed mixture of photography, 3D and digital painting.
The themes[2] of her work include self-discovery, sorrow, dreams/nightmares, fear of unknown, mortality, femininity and the juxtaposition of the pop surrealism and dark art imagery.
Her main characters are often captured in scenes where something sad is about to happen, as if they were trapped in a bad dream.[3]
"Cinematic Styled Artist", as labeled by the British[4] Advanced Photoshop magazine in 2012, Suellen developed her unique style and technique by creating photo collage that result from a combination of commercial lighting and digital painting, tending to have a cinematic finish with each new work.
Nathália started her own business in 2008, specializing in dark art, cover design[5] and photo manipulation.
Despite her personal illustrations, Nathália is mostly known by her commercial works and a notable clientele list which consists of musicians, photographers, best-selling writers as well as major companies including Random House,[6] Penguin Group, HarperCollins,[7] Simon & Schuster,[8] [9] McCann Erickson, Scholastic[10] and Harry N. Abrams Books.[11]
Selected press
- Imagine Fx magazine,(Future Publishing) "Cover Stars":"If you wanna be my cover", 2012, issue 91, p17
- Imagine Fx magazine, issue 97[12] July, 2013.
- Idea photos magazine, May/June 2009, China
- IEVA[13] 2013, Lithuania
- Photoshop Creative Brasil, Issue 17, 48[14]
- Sketchoholic Book Art[15] (Mad Artist Publishing): Vanity, 2012
- Julia Kuzmenko:[16] Digital Photo Retouching: Beauty, Fashion & Portrait Photography Book Mad Artist Publishing
- Folha de S. Paulo,[17] 2011
- Redivider 9.2,[18] Art and Literature, 2012
- Dark Beauty Magazine Feature,[19] Emptiness of Winter Solstice, 2011
- Faerie Magazine Cover, "Tales of the Silk Road" Issue 23, 2012
Selected works
- Dark Moor[20] – "Ars Musica", 2013
- Almah, "Unfold"[21] 2013
- Noturna (band)[22] – "A Dream Within a Dream", 2011
- The Grisha Trilogy: "The Gathering Dark" ["Shadow and Bone" (USA)], Leigh Bardugo – The New York Times bestselling author,[23] (Orion Publishing Group) –
- Raven Quinn (American musician) –[24] Art to "Not in Vain" Album – 2012
- "Last Kiss Goodnight", Gena Showalter – The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,[25] (Simon & Schuster) –
- "Black and Blue", Gena Showalter – The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,[26] (Simon & Schuster) –
- "Kill My Only Enemy", Disdained (band),[27] Album Art – (Rambo/Sony Music)
- "Iraena's Ashes", Alpine Fault (band),[28] 2012 – Album Art – (Rare Breed Records)
- "Splintered" and "Unhinged" by A.G Howard. (Abrams Books Publishing) –
- "On the other side[29] " series by Denise Grover Swank
- "Here"(2011) and "There"(2012) – /
- "The Splendor Falls",[6] Rosemary Clement-Moore (Random House) 2009 –
- "Dark Descendant",[8] Jenna Black – (Simon & Schuster) –
- "Above",[30] Leah Bobet, (Scholastic Publishing), 2012 –
- The Cursed Ones, Nancy Holder,[31] 2010 (Simon & Schuster) –
- The Replacement, Brenna Yovanoff,[9] 2011 (Simon & Schuster) –
- A Brush of Darkness,[32] Allison Pang, (Simon & Schuster), 2011 –
- Coveted series: Compelled and Bitter Disenchantment,[33] Shawntelle Madison –
External links
Notes and References
- http://artistaday.com/?p=8186 "Suellen's dark art has won admirers worldwide."
- Web site: The Messenger Who Shares Morbid Dreams — Conceptual Magazine . www.conceptualmagazine.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012080145/http://www.conceptualmagazine.com/artistinterviews/2016/4/24/nsdq93k1z58oxgyadcjtacyix76anf . 2016-10-12.
- Web site: Nathalia SuelleN. 11 October 2016. 31 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183409/http://about.nathaliasuellen.com/post/137826328587/nath%C3%A1lia-suellen-born-20-february-1989-is-a. dead.
- Advanced Photoshop Magazine, Issue 97 Cover
- Imagine Fx Interview "If you wanna be my cover" – Issue 91
- http://dribbble.com/shots/733258-Illusions-Random-House-USA "The Splendor Falls"
- http://boingboing.net/2011/08/18/did-harper-collins-rip-off-brazilian-illustrator-nathalia-suellen.html BoingBoing.com
- http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=12149 Dark Descendant, Jenna Black
- http://allthingsuf.com/2012/10/top-10-list-october-18th-nathalia-suellen-aka-lady-symphonia.html Top 10 List: Nathália Suellen aka Lady Symphonia’s Favorite
- http://blog.indigo.ca/teen/item/954-leah-bobet-talks-about-above.html Leah Bobet talks about Above and Artist Nathalia Suellen
- http://authoraghoward.blogspot.com.br/2012/04/splintered-cover-reveal-giveaway.html A.G Howard's official blog
- http://commercial.nathaliasuellen.com/post/60855403893/imagine-fx-july-2013 Imagine Fx, 97
- http://commercial.nathaliasuellen.com/post/61326039422/ieva-magazine-2013 Ieva Magazine Feature
- http://lady-symphonia.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Creative-Brasil-338491347 Photoshop Creative Brasil
- http://www.sketchoholic.com/flipbook/vanity Sketchoholic: Vanity, 2012
- http://sketchoholic.com/flipbook/juliakuzmenko_digitalphotoretouching Julia Kuzmenko: Digital Photo Retouching: Beauty, Fashion & Portrait Photography Book, Mad Artist Publishing
- http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/961752-artista-brasileira-diz-ter-sido-plagiada-por-editora-de-livros.shtml Folha de S.Paulo Article
- http://www.redividerjournal.org/ Redivider 9.2 feature, 2012
- Dark Beauty Magazine Feature, Emptiness of Winter Solstice, 2011
- http://www.territoriodamusica.com/rockonline/noticias/?c=32457 "Dark Moor, Ars Musica - territoriodamusica.com"
- http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/almah-unfold-track-listing-revealed/#lKEVbqD6Q1700uhd.01 Almah, Unfold
- http://whiplash.net/materias/news_845/141652-noturna.html Noturna (A Dream Within a Dream) – whiplash.net
- http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/Books/detail.page?isbn=9781780621104 Illustration
- http://www.mtv.com/artists/raven-quinn/photos/topspin:6154/ "Not in Vain"
- New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter, Last Kiss Goodnight (Simon & Schuster) book cover
- New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter, Last Kiss Goodnight (Simon & Schuster) http://nathaliasuellen.blogspot.com.br/2013/04/black-and-blue-gena-showalter-book.html
- http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Disdained/Kill_My_Only_Enemy/316833 Kill My Only Enemy
- http://www.alpinefault.com/fr_news.cfm Alpine Fault
- http://denisegroverswank.com/my-cover-for-here/ Author Denise Grover Swank
- http://blog.indigo.ca/teen/item/954-leah-bobet-talks-about-above.html Leah Bobet talks about Above and Artist Nathalia Suellen
- http://lady-symphonia.deviantart.com/art/002-The-Cursed-Ones-SSUK-180536736 The Cursed Ones
- http://www.bookmarkyourthoughts.com/2011/03/interview-with-allison-pang-author-of.html Allison Pang
- http://allthingsuf.com/2013/06/cover-reveal-compelled-shawntelle.html Compelled, Exclusive Cover Reveal
