Felipe Scandelari's "Desculpe, Rafael" Reimagines Old Masters with Hyperlink Painting at Galeria 18

Key facts

• Felipe Scandelari's solo exhibition "Desculpe, Rafael" is on view at Galeria 18 until October 24.
• The show features two large canvases, including "O Triunfo de Galateia | Após Rafael Sanzio" (2025).
• In "O Triunfo de Galateia," fauns are converted into women with tattoos and dyed hair, with the artist's wife as the protagonist.
• Scandelari has severe color blindness and labels oil paint tubes with color names to manage his palette.
• His recent works break compositional unity, resembling disordered puzzles with cut-and-replaced sections.
• "Santa Catarina de Alexandria Sendo Carregada pelos Anjos ao Monte Sinai | Após Heinrich Münche" (2026) replaces faces with breasts, arm curves, and drapery.
• "Tobias e o Anjo | Após Andrea del Verrocchio" (2026) uses op-art-like cuts and geometric segments to fragment the pictorial plane.
• Scandelari describes his approach as "hyperlink painting," building a palimpsest of classical and contemporary references without erasing previous layers.