why?
I create detailed stippled portraits of wildlife—symbols of instinct and grace—set against cold blackness, industrial textures, marked with bold color and typography.
My pieces are rooted in contrast. Bold, textured mixed media art works that deliver a striking tension: instinct over order, freedom versus control. A meditation on survival. A visual protest and a love letter, all in one.
what?
It's about reclaiming "that voice", "that instinct", "that raw human energy" we’re all born with but taught to ignore.
I’ve deliberately stepped outside the traditional art world. No gallery, no agent, no institutional filters. Every work I create is direct from artist to collector—raw, original, and spawned from a real personal transformation.
who?
My name is Walter Viveiros and I’m "shadow artiste"—a mixed media artist who left behind a conventional career to fully commit to the creative life. This wasn’t a hobby or a midlife whim. It was essential, a necessary shift—a conscious break from a system that I feel manipulates and suppresses us all.
Through my YouTube channel, I educate and document the creative process, and the philosophy behind the work, offering collectors a deeper connection to the art they choose to bring into their lives.