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Street Art: Paula De Sousa's mixed media art explores perceived beauty

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Street Art, Go Your Own Way by Paula De Sousa

‘Go Your Own Way’
by Paula De Sousa

Paula is a visual artist working with mixed media on paper who draws a lot of inspiration from so-called “outsider art”.

“I am particularly interested in expressing vulnerable states of mind,” she says. “My own, other’s people’s and the vulnerability I see in nature. My work is often layered, revealing and concealing. I’m also interested in invisibility and what is perceived beauty as well as what are perceived imperfections.”

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