Roger Monteiro

Brazil-born Roger Monteiro holds a degree in Literature and a postgraduate degree in Philosophy and Visual Arts, specialising in Art History and Visual Culture.

His art director and graphic designer background feeds into his collage and visual art.

Roger’s art focuses on contemporary and urban themes and is heavily influenced by pop culture, rock’n’roll, punk aesthetics and the industrial processes of image production.

“I’m an urban spirit accustomed to the delicate relationships that emerge from chaos. My eyes are rough; they belong to asphalt and concrete. I see poetry in the skyscrapers and grace in the subway stations. My art stands for everything that’s broken. It speaks the city language, and it feeds from city codes: traffic lights, sirens, ads, typography and anarchy. My work is a manifesto of the undesirable, graphic remains of a nightmare. But in a very particular way, I’m a humanist. A poet of the scars. A punk playing horse polo.”

Follow the artist along: www.rogermonteiro.com.br
Roger is featured inside the Spring 2025 Edition of the Art Seen.