Portrait of stylish figure wearing large red hat, blue sunglasses, and gold studded top against weathered blue wall

The Gravity of Colour

Allegria con peso specifico

Pagoda Swanson

Portrait of stylish figure wearing large red hat, blue sunglasses, and gold studded top against weathered blue wall with abstract yellow elements

Selected Works

Recent Artworks

Colorful figurative paintings where joy meets weight, spheres float alongside balloons, and every canvas tells a story of lightness with substance.

Colorful street art drawing of a cheerful cartoon character with yellow skin, rainbow headwrap, pink puffy arms, and cucumber-slice eyes on turquoise tiled background

SPA-Chyderm n. 1

New Work

Whimsical illustration of a turquoise elephant with golden hair, cucumber eyes, and pink nail polish sitting with a small mouse on a pink textured background

SPA-Chyderm n. 2

New Work

Cheerful painted clown figure with rainbow turban, holding a colorful toy, sitting against purple tiled background

SPA-Chyderm n.3

New Work

Whimsical illustration of a gray hippo pouring red and white houses from its mouth onto a striped turquoise background

Heavy Unloaded

New Work

Two colorful robots holding hands in striped suits

Come Away With Me

Featured Work

Casual Friday

Mixed Media

Two colorful zebras wearing patterned clothing and oversized shoes against vibrant orange and blue abstract background

Starry Stripes

Pattern & Play

Colorful mural of a shirtless figure with orange bubbles for hair sitting on inflatable shapes with red balloon and yellow sock

Floating Words

Float & Flow

Whimsical clown figure with red nose and striped shirt juggling colorful balloons on abstract collage background

Antoine

Circus Joy

Stylized astronaut character with zebra-striped face wearing a space helmet, red jacket, and blue pants, surrounded by decorative elements and playing card symbols on a textured background

Shimauma

New Work

Colorful striped alien astronaut figure in space helmet with blue face, wearing orange and yellow patterned jacket against blue background with stars and gold accents

Cosmic Stripes

New Work

Woman with blue polka-dot dress reclining against colorful striped background, red and blue spheres surrounding her head

Polka Dream

New Work

Two colorful robot figures wearing striped outfits standing against a vibrant abstract background with geometric shapes and floating spheres

Together in Stripes

Featured Work

SPA-Chyderm n. 1

New Work

Woman in pixelated dress releasing colorful bubbles against vibrant orange and red background

Let Them

New Work

Cartoon illustration of a smiling panda in red and orange clothing holding a hockey stick against a blue background with yellow dots

Worth a Shot

New Work

Person in red polka dot outfit holding red grapes above head with yellow shoe sole visible on bright blue textured background

Sole Mate

New Work

Illustration of a chubby panda lying on a red umbrella with yellow shoes against a turquoise background with pink dots

Umbrella Rest

New Work

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Portfolio

Complete Collection

A curated selection of contemporary figurative paintings exploring lightness, gravity, and the spaces between.

Come Away With Me

Featured Work

Whimsical clown figure with red nose and striped shirt juggling colorful balloons

Antoine

Featured Work

Chop Chop

Whimsy

Grape Escape

Casual Friday

Starry Stripes

Floating Words

Antoine

Sirens

Ascension

Large Format

New Arrival

Untitled 15

Circe

Why Can't we be friends?

Untitled 21

Untitled 22

Untitled 23

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Middle-aged man with beard and dark hair wearing navy blue shirt, hands near face in emotional expression, with tattoos visible on arms

"Lightness is not the absence of weight, but another way of carrying it."

Artist Statement

The Weight of Lightness

My paintings explore the delicate tension between lightness and emotional weight. Through figurative imagery and recurring elements such as spheres and balloons, I create suspended spaces where colour becomes both presence and possibility.

I am interested in how apparent joy and irony can coexist with deeper layers of reflection. The vibrant palette suggests a sense of levity, while the stillness of the figures reveals a quieter introspection.

Floating forms become metaphors for thoughts, memories and inner transformations, balancing between gravity and imagination. In this dialogue between colour and weight, I seek a visual language that embraces both playfulness and depth.

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