August Vilella (b. 1986, Spain) is a self-taught painter who creates oil paintings that open dialogue with contemporary and classical art. Working in the Surrealist automatism method, he creates his works without any previous sketches or ideas. Each painting has a unique psychical opening and meaning that reflect the subconscious mind.

He creates oil paintings by means of a surreal-intuitive method. Thanks to this process, he tries to give shape to his subconscious mind without using any previous sketches or ideas. The result of this practice evokes a dreamlike aura and a magical, metaphoric, and even philosophical language, which invites the observing visitor to reflect. All this iconography is represented with a very refined technic. His style can remind us of old masters because he works with very small brushes, puts many slim layers of oil paint and varnish and plays with the lights and shadows. In consequence, we can see in Vilella ́s artworks a very curious contrast between a very technical and elaborated style, and a creative process that turns out to be completely intuitively improvised and unintentional... like a Jazz painting. Like the own August Vilella is used to say: “- I don't choose my characters... in some way they choose me. And when we remove the will of the artist regarding his creation, each painting becomes a work of art of the world and for the world; a piece of art in which all people can find themselves reflected, and above all, a work of art with a life of its own that wants to be seen, to awaken and to be felt.”

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024

- "Echoes of Silence" Solo exhibition, New York, VILLAZAN Gallery

2023

- Solo show with Salvador Dalí in “La Pedrera-Casa Milà” building of Gaudí in Barcelona 2023

- Iris Art Museum (China) 2023.

- Art Basel Hong Kong 2022 and 2023.

- TEFAF New York (USA) 2023.

- August Vilella : Summer Breeze, JPS Art Gallery

2022

- Collaboration solo show with Spanish Consulate in Shanghai (China) 2022.

- Ginza Six & Kudan House solo show, Tokyo (Japan) 2022.

- Collaboration with Phillips & Yongle at Art021 Shanghai (China) 2022.

- Art Basel Miami Beach (USA) 2022.

- “Autumn Symphony” by August Vilella, Caelis Galeria

- "New Hope", Caelis Galeria

2021

- August Vilella : Autumn Dreams, JPS Art Gallery

2020

- "Hope Springs Eternal" solo show, JPS Art Gallery

- The New Page, JPS Art Gallery

- Silent Art Tokyo, JPS Art Gallery

- Unwrapped, JPS Art Gallery