Alex Di Silvestro
L’Escala, Girona
Blending art & design to turn characters, places and abstracts into bold, emotional icons, in a minimalist, contemporary, pop - street style.
MessageAlex Di Silvestro, Italian-born visual artist & creative entrepreneur, began his professional career in urban London in the early 2000s, freelancing in illustration, visual & interior design, before co-founding and running a luxury fashion brand for many years with his wife Candy Anthony.
But it was a random trip and a visit to the Dalí Museum in the Spanish Costa Brava, back in 2018, that literally turned his life upside down.. in his mid-forties.
While looking into Dalí’s unique gaze, and genius works, something powerful ignited in him. He was literally inspired to the point of taking brushes and paints and starting to express his unique vision on canvas. Alex’s creativity exploded.
Dalí was the catalyst that evolved Alex Di Silvestro’s illustrations into a new style of bold, vibrant, contemporary, minimalist iconic art, igniting the latest and most successful phase of his career. Becoming a painting artist for him, it was more than a dream, it was a life purpose. Among the very first artworks he produced, Alex Di Silvestro’s Dalí portrait series became an immediate success.
Alex created and defined his own unique painting style by organic intuition & experimentation, rather than following academic rules. The result was a simple visual language made of clean lines, no brushstrokes, bold vibrant colours. His subjects, whether human, animals or abstracts, are turned into timeless icons, minimal on the surface, yet emotionally deep.
“His work is hip, fresh and cool.” [ Art curator, Notting Hill, London ]
His first collection, called ICONIC PORTRAITS officially launched his professional career in 2022 with the opening of his own Art Studio & Gallery in the Costa Brava, Spain. In less than three years, his art has attracted both new and returning buyers worldwide and his Dalí’s have become sought after art collectibles.
After the success of his ICONIC PORTRAITS, Alex Di SIlvestro is now exploring new subjects with two new signature collections, ICONIC HORSES featuring one of his favourite animals and also ICONIC NATIVES, another lifetime passion of the artist.
His inspiring story has been featured in a documentary series broadcast by the UK’s National Television (Channel 4 TV), now internationally.
His works have also been exhibited and recognised at prestigious international art shows and galleries, including: The Royal College of Art (London UK), Saatchi Art (UK), Street Art City (France), Art3F (International), Les Muses (Catalunya-Spain) and other private events. Alex Di Silvestro has been commissioned among the rest, by US Grammy nominations & HNWIs, Apple product designers, interior & fashion designers & many professional entrepreneurs.
His reliability and attention to detail have earned him a 5.0 real customer rating on Google, inspiring strong confidence among collectors and internet buyers globally.
His original paintings are now mostly available on a commission basis, which is where his strong background in visual & interior design together with his entrepreneurial problem solving gives him a unique winning edge.
Alex Di Silvestro’s artworks are available as:
• ACRYLICS & MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS
• LIMITED EDITION GICLÉE PRINTS (Paper or Canvas)
• BESPOKE ICONIC ART
• PRIVATE & CORPORATE PROJECTS / PARTNERSHIPS
• INDOORS / OUTDOORS MURALS
Alex Di Silvestro's Art Studio & Gallery, ESTUDI9, is based in L'Escala, Costa Brava, Spain.
Statement
I’m a self-taught visual and portrait artist creating original works rooted in pure inspiration from my own individual intuition, free from academic rules or standards.
In an age where vulgarity and mediocrity often dominate, I remain committed to beauty, harmony, and emotional resonance. My ICONIC PORTRAITS are bold, minimalist, and hypo-realistic interpretations of real and fictional human and animal figures, each capturing raw emotion in a single, powerful frame.
Faces have fascinated me since early childhood, and eyes in particular represents the true windows to the soul.
My style draws from design, fashion, music, and street art, inspired by the decades of the swinging 60s, the psychedelic 70s, the electric 80s & the minimalist 90s. A key influence and personal muse is also Salvador Dalí, whose surreal genius and eccentric energy reignited and redirected my artistic path in the last decade.
I work across acrylic, mixed media, collage, screen printing, and 3D. My process is minimal yet meticulous, layering flat blocks of colour and light invisible brushstrokes, often enhanced with spray paint.
Bold colours, geometric asymmetry, and sharp contrasts define my unique visual language. I use high-grade matte acrylics, neons and metallics to create vivid, high-impact compositions.
My art is both commercial and expressive. It is emotionally deep, visually compelling, and designed to transform both private and public spaces. Each artwork becomes a timeless icon where style, emotion, and story converge.
©2025 ALEX DI SILVESTRO - All rights reserved.
©2025 ALEX DI SILVESTRO - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED