Michel Onésio
Michel Onésio, 24, is a Mozambican artist who brings visibility and humanization to those are in hiding, and want to show themselves with freedom and acceptance. Both in the artistic industry, as well as a human being who wanders in this cosmic dust.
Onésio’s works are expressions of emotion—impulsive, spontaneous abstract gestures of hands over anything. It’s aesthetic unites paint, design and sculpture.
He predominantly works with charcoal, oil paints, different metallic materials, often emerge tactile and digital techniques.
Best known for bringing topics related to personal freedom, such as nudity, sexuality, homosexuality, Onésio won recognition in his community that allows him to collaborate with artists he never imagined collaborating with.