San Francisco orange They are contradictions within themselves

They are contradictions within themselves

and is the reason I became a self taught artist

and all things opposites

photography and a career in printing before committing to fine art full-time in 2009

This leads me to a desire to express themes of transformation

San Francisco orange They are contradictions within themselvesDetails Artist Bio Shipping 5 x 7 inches 2013 Chinese Ink, Spray Paint, and Collage on Paper Framed to 11. 5 x 13. 5 inches Melanie Pereira Alves is a visual artist living in San Francisco, CA. Alves was born in December 1983 San Jose, California (USA) but raised in Portugal. On her recent work Urban Jungle Alves focuses on current social and cultural issues, such as Gun violence and Culture of fear. She addresses how we are losing core human values,