Hamilton Aguiar
Works
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Hamilton Aguiar10005 Solitude72x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar14044 Ship Sides72x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar14052 Waterfall24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar15007 Ship Sides52x52Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar15008 Ship Sides24x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar15014 Passage Ways60x60Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar15034 Cores24x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar15081 Towel44x10x4Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16021 Uno48x60Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16072 Solitude36x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16074 Solitude36x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16081 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16082 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16083 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16089 Cores24x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16096 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16097 Solitude24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16101 Solitude72x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16117 Solitude15x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16124 Cores24x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16138 High Mountain60x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar16139 Looking Through72x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17033 Solitude60x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17065 Acqua48x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17069 Cores24x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17071 Cores24x58Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17073 Solitude24x18Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17074 Solitude24x18Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17075 Solitude24x18Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17084 Solitude60x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17086 Oito36x75Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17088 Solitude24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17090 Solitude24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17123 Early Night48x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17130 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17131 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17132 Solitude48x12Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar17134 Solitude60x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18007 Cores36x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18021 Trio36x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18024 Early Evening19x19Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18033 Acqua24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18036 Acqua29x41Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18072 Hidden Lake60x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18081 At Night44x92Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18082 Acqua12x96Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar18102 Trio48x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar19014 Into the Woods72x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar19045 White Barn24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar19057 At Night44x92Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar19076 Two Flowers18x16Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar19095 Two Flowers15x30Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar19112 Optical72x60Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar200093 Optical24x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20026 Into the Woods48x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20027 Solitude36x15Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20029 Optical24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20045 Optical72x60Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20047 Optical36x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20056 Four Flowers48x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20059 Optical72x60Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20061 Optical24x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20072 Optical70x70Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20074 Optical60x96Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20075 Three Flowers15x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20087 Optical36x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20089 Optical24x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20092 OPtical24x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20095-97 Optical48x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar20099 Optical Montagem24x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton Aguiar7181 Last Winter48x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarAcqua 2108668x80Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarAcqua 2110444x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarAcqua 2110544x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarAcqua 2110644x44Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarAmber Sky 2102260x60Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarAt Night 1808036x41Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarBy the Lake36x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarCores 1509236x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarFirst Snow 1901636x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarFlowers 19073-7524x24 (each)Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarLake View 2102148x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOito48x93Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOne Flower53x34x1Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOne Flower 2111656x38x2Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOne Flower 2111742x27x0.75Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2010848x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2102872x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2104724x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2104824x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2104924x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2105148x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2105348x36Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 21055Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2106470x70Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2106648x84Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2107048x84Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2107470x70x2Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2107870x70Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2107948x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2110848x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2110948x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2111248x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 2111348x72Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical 70x70x2.5Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical Love 2109661x61x1Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical Money Sign61x61x1.5Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOptical-Solitude 2014836x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarOpticals 21043-4460x60 (each)Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarSolitude 1310572x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarSolitude 1616624x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarSolitude 1617848x15Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarSolitude 1617948x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarSolitude 1812124x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarTwo Flowers 2101972x60x2Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarTwo Flowers 2110045x50x1Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarUno 1112760x48x2.5Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarUno 1603887x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarUno 1613172x24Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarUno 741048x48Mixed Media
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Hamilton AguiarUntitled 2017244x44Mixed Media
Biography
“I want to show the beauty in its purity through my art: the beauty seen on the light hidden in the purest things of life; and by looking at my art you will understand that all you need in life is to look at the simple things with your heart and see the beauty of its light”
Through basic shapes and silhouettes of trees, contrasted against the illumination of silver and copper leaf, Aguiar is able to create landscapes that fulfill his artist mission. The result of his aesthetic process is haunting and mysterious and resonates deeply with any viewer.
The composition of his paintings is inspired by the changing seasons of natural landscapes, which are interpreted in a powerfully monochromatic content. These atmospheric masterpieces are bathed in a kaleidoscope of colors, enveloping the patron into an ethereal world where you can feel the time of day, the fading sun, and the thick fog!
His current series of paintings reach a new and unique level. Aguiar applies silver leaf over the entire background of his linen canvases and then creates washes and shadows with oil paint. The images radiate an ethereal light due to the interaction between the richness of the oils and the mercurial nature of the silver and copper leaf.
Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1965, Aguiar discovered his passion for rendering and creating at an early age. In 1987, Aguiar made the decision to relocate to the United States to develop his career as an artist. He focused on landscapes, and his artistic style developed slowly over the years. He discovered the effect of using metal leaf as a setting for his canvases and with further exploration, he began to incorporate copper leaf and resin to add to his aesthetic.
As an internationally recognized artist he works with conservation foundations that address deforestation. His works are in numerous private and public collections worldwide, most notably in a permanent collection at the Museum of Latin America in Long Beach, California.