Cyril Afonso

Cyril Afonso is a French-Portuguese painter. Without filter, he paints and depicts daily scenes that he observes, feels and freezes in his paintings. He operates as a particle gas pedal, creating collisions between real life and his own imagination. His canvases then become a huis clos, an interplay of hybrid worlds, in which he displays enigmatic adventures.

Over time, Cyril has experimented with numerous pictorial styles: cubism, expressionism, surrealism and fauvism. His style is in constant evolution. However, without ambiguity, Cyril Afonso constantly expresses his emotions through his paintings, with all the sincerity and vulnerability that’s within him.

His new series “Realities” illustrates how people within the same world, experience very different fates at the same time. Some are brutalized while others play games in the desert, some enjoy a peaceful day of sailing while others endure the effects of war.

For more information about Cyril, check out his Instagram and website.

Without further ado, here are Cyril’s favorite things.