omentejovem

Titles such as 'The Day I Found out I Can Do Anything' and 'The Day I Felt God' mark specific moments of personal insight for the artist, attesting to the diary-like quality of his creative output. However, by constantly shifting from clearly representational elements to more open forms and shapes in his art, he invites his viewers to engage and interpret the work on their own terms.

Omentejovem's work is characterized by a vibrant and evolving use of color. Initially limiting his palette to avoid creative indecision, he has gradually embraced a wider range of hues to enhance the depth and nuance of his compositions.

Adopting the artist name omentejovem – translated as the young mind – serves as a constant reminder for him of his commitment to remain open and fearless in his creativity, and in life generally.

In his work, you'll find multiple recurring symbols, such as the moon and what he calls 'the dot'. The moon's crescent form, often associated with progression and the cyclical nature of time, mirrors the artist's iterative process of creation and reflection. 'The dot', as described by omentejovem, represents an individual singularity, a focal point of identity and personal significance amid the vast canvas of existence.

The dynamic between these two motifs can be interpreted as a conversation about the macro and micro, the universal and the personal, the external world and the internal sphere - which shows how the artist incorporates duality in his work deliberately, to let us engage with both sides of things, either in the literal sense or metaphorically.