Sara Alves (PT, 2000) lives and works between Gdynia and Lisbon.
Sara’s artistic work is primarily situated within figurative art and neo-surrealism. Her practice is rooted in painting and drawing, occasionally expanding into other media.
Since 2020, she has mainly developed a neo-surrealist project-based approach, oneiric and focused on social critique. She addresses themes related to the psychological, ontological and social complexity of human beings, whether in a more intimate way or through a collective perspective, and usually starting from a literary context. Her works often relate to introspection, lyricism, dreams and intimacy, featuring recurring anthropomorphic figures.
Her focus also expands to society, a process triggered mainly by the COVID-19 crisis. Most of these works critique contemporary social behaviors or processes, such as mechanization, authoritarianism or human alienation. Despite the negative connotation, this approach aims to raise awareness and celebrate human life.
In parallel, Sara also develops a landscape project (plein air and in studio) with an emphasis on the use of color and underpainting to explore themes of inhabiting a place and wandering through landscapes as a form of embodied travel.