Nathália Suellen (born 20 February 1989) is a surrealist digital artist and commercial illustrator from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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 A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...

, born from a high-detailed mixture of photography, 3D and digital painting. The themes of her work include

self-discovery A "journey of self-discovery" refers to a travel, pilgrimage, or series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel, personally, about spiritual issues or priorities,sorrow, dreams/ nightmares, fear of unknown,

mortality Mortality is the state of being mortal, or susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality. Mortality may also refer to: * Fish mortality, a parameter used in fisheries population dynamics to account for the loss of fish in a fish stock throug ...

, femininity and the juxtaposition of the

pop surrealism Lowbrow, or lowbrow art, is an underground visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California area in the late 1960s. It is a populist art movement with its cultural roots in underground comix, punk music, tiki culture, graffiti, and h ...

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. "Cinematic Styled Artist", as labeled by the BritishAdvanced Photoshop Magazine
Issue 97
CoverAdvanced 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 designImagine Fx Interview "If you wanna be my cover" �
Issue 91
/ref> 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,"The Splendor Falls"
Random House), 2009 Penguin Group, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster,Dark Descendant, Jenna Black
2011
12 October 2012 McCann Erickson, ScholasticLeah Bobet talks about Above and Artist Nathalia Suellen
Above, Leah Bobet, Scholastic Publishing, 2012 – and Harry N.

Abrams Books Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

Selected press

* Imagine Fx magazine,( Future Publishing) "Cover Stars":''"If you wanna be my cover"'', 2012, issue 91, p17 * Imagine Fx magazine, issue 97Imagine Fx, 97
/ref> July, 2013. * ''Idea photos magazine'', May/June 2009, China * '' IEVA'' 2013, Lithuania * Photoshop Creative Brasil, Issue 17, 48 * Sketchoholic Book Art (Mad Artist Publishing): Vanity, 2012 * Julia Kuzmenko: ''Digital Photo Retouching: Beauty, Fashion & Portrait Photography Book'' Mad Artist Publishing *

Folha de S. Paulo ''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã co ...

, 2011 * Redivider 9.2, Art and Literature, 2012 * Dark Beauty Magazine Feature, ''Emptiness of Winter Solstice'', 2011 * Faerie Magazine Cover, ''"Tales of the Silk Road"'' Issue 23, 2012 AboveBookFair

Selected works

Dark Moor Dark Moor is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker. Afterwards, the ...

– ''"Ars Musica"'', 2013 * Almah, "Unfold" 2013 * Noturna (band) – "A Dream Within a Dream", 2011 * The Grisha Trilogy: ''"The Gathering Dark"'' Shadow and Bone" (USA)br>Leigh Bardugo
– The New York Times bestselling author, (

Orion Publishing Group Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It was founded in 1991 and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson the following year. The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, ...

) – *

Raven Quinn Raven Quinn is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Her first self-titled album was released March 4, 2010. Quinn released the title track "Not In Vain" from her sophomore album on October 31, 2013, with the full second album ''Not In Vai ...

(American musician) – Art to ''"Not in Vain"'' Album – 2012 * ''"Last Kiss Goodnight"'',

Gena Showalter Gena Showalter (born 1975 in Oklahoma) is an American author in the genres of contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and young adult. Showalter sold her first book at the age of 27, and has published over 70 books. She has been named by ''Th ...

– The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter, Last Kiss Goodnight (Simon & Schuster
book cover
/ref>( Simon & Schuster) – * ''"Black and Blue"'',

– The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter, Last Kiss Goodnight (Simon & Schuster

/ref>( Simon & Schuster) – * ''"Kill My Only Enemy"'', Disdained (band), Album Art – (Rambo/ Sony Music) * ''"Iraena's Ashes"'', Alpine Fault (band), 2012 – Album Art –
Rare Breed Records
* ''"Splintered"'' and ''"Unhinged"'' by A.G Howard. (

Publishing) – * ''"On the other side"'' series by Denise Grover Swank * ''"Here"''(2011) and ''"There"''(2012) – / * ''"The Splendor Falls"'', Rosemary Clement-Moore ( Random House) 2009 – * ''"Dark Descendant"'', Jenna Black – ( Simon & Schuster) – *''"Above"'',Leah Bobet talks about Above and Artist Nathalia Suellen
Above, Leah Bobet, Scholastic Publishing, 2012 – ] Leah Bobet, (

Scholastic Publishing Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and on ...

), 2012 – * ''The Cursed Ones'',

Nancy Holder Nancy Holder (born August 29, 1953) is an American writer and the author of several novels, including numerous tie-in books based on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. She's also written fiction rel ...

, 2010 ( Simon & Schuster) – * ''The Replacement'',

Brenna Yovanoff Brenna may refer to: People * Brenna Hassett, American British bioarchaeologist * Brenna O'Brien (born 1991), Canadian actress * Brenna Sakas (born 1984), American beauty queen * Giuseppe Brenna (1898–1980), Italian cyclist * Troy Brenna (bo ...

, 2011 ( Simon & Schuster) – * ''A Brush of Darkness'', Allison Pang, (Simon & Schuster), 2011 – * Coveted series: ''Compelled'' and ''Bitter Disenchantment'',Compelled, Exclusive Cover Reveal
/ref> Shawntelle Madison –

References

External links

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