b. 1995

Working in paint, pencil, and oil pastel, the artist Eric Sesto freely meshes the languages of post-impressionism, surrealism, naivism, and psychedelica to investigate existential ideas: dominantly the meeting of the internal and external world centred upon the idea of regeneration. Sesto ponders on the constant necessity for regeneration, the seduction of nostalgia, the diversity of the human mind, and the quest for meaning in a culture of hedonism.

 

Whilst paying homage to his upbringing, growing up on a farm in the stillness and purity of the Australian landscape, Sesto's work embodies a vibrancy and originality that extends far beyond his traditional setting. Sesto's introspective universe is one of endless imagination and exploration; constantly putting to canvas and paper unconventional emotional states. His work is constantly digger deeper into human feelings, a path necessary for healing and growth.

 

Through layered employment of symbolism, the artist investigates the depth of human emotional states. With a focus on regeneration and well-being, the work channels a level of internal reality where challenge, purpose, joy and intimacy interplay with one another. The artist's interest in psychology and spirituality is reflected in his fracturing and doubling of images and the use of the silhouette as a motif. Sesto juxtaposes the internal realm which is abstract, dreamy, and paradoxical against the external which is peaceful and sobering. The work challenges the nature of the human perspective and channels a multifaceted experience of how it feels to be alive in current times.

 

Since graduating from a Bachelor of Architectural Design in 2015 (The University of Queensland), Sesto travelled across Central America, South America, and Australia painting murals, informing his style, and discovering the world. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia where he works as a studio artist.