Stippled, Mottled Textures Meet Minimal Geometries in Hugo Alberto’s Illustrations

a woman with orange skin, a long braid, and green clothes balances pink blocks on her hands with hourglasses and other geometric shapes surrounding her

“Reclaim Your Rhythm 1.” Image courtesy of Vida Simples and OIO Agency. All images © Hugo Alberto, shared with permission

“I always do this exercise of simplifying and exaggerating real shapes, finding geometric shapes in nature, and playing with their proportions,” says Hugo Alberto. From his studio in Cuiabá, Brazil, Alberto illustrates soothing, stylized scenes lush with texture. Working primarily in digital mediums, he balances clean, crisp lines with stippled and mottled forms to create pieces that are both minimal and warm.

Nature is a fruitful starting point for the illustrator, and he melds dandelions gone to seed, a trailing pothos vine, and a dove taking flight with human elements like a curvy chair or open hands. “To tell a story with a few elements, creating a visual metaphor in a made-up world without commitment to reality, and giving dimensions to feelings are what gives me joy in this career as an illustrator,” he adds.

Alberto recently collaborated with Blue Q on a tote bag and is represented by OIO Agency. Find more of his work on Instagram.

“Chair”

two brown hands stretch out with a white dove and olive branch in the center

“Peace Culture.” Image courtesy of Meiuca and OIO Agency

a figure with pink skin and orange hair grasps their arms with a puff of white tulle surrounding them

“Out of the Blue”

an orange hand holds tiny hourglasses on their pink nails

“Reclaim Your Rhythm 2.” Image courtesy of Vida Simples and OIO Agency

a woman in a green garment sits atop a balanced stack of pink blocks, geometric shapes, and an hourglass

“Reclaim Your Rhythm 3.” Image courtesy of Vida Simples and OIO Agency

a hand holds a glowing dandelion gone to seed

“Reclaim Your Rhythm 4.” Image courtesy of Vida Simples and OIO Agency

a vessel with a face is cradled by a large hand on a checkered floor. two plants grow from the center

“Arranjo”

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