Nathália Suellen

Nathália Suellen
Nationality	Brazilian
Education	Self-taught
Known for	Digital art / Mixed media / Book illustration
Movement	Contemporary / Digital Art / Gothic Art / Pop Surrealism

Nathália Suellen (born 20 February 1989) is an internationally recognized^[1] digital artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil widely known as Lady Symphonia.^[2]

Overview

Entirely self-taught, Suellen's signature style incorporates female in surroundings of a twisted and disturbing dreamlike world characterized by the use of dark/macabre elements, surreal concepts, haunting sceneries and otherworldly creatures done through a mixture of photography, 3D and digital painting.

The themes^[2] of her work include self-discovery, sorrow, dreams/nightmares, fear of unknown, mortality, femininity and the juxtaposition of the gothic surrealism and fantasy imagery.

“Cinematic Styled Artist”, as labeled by the British^[3]Advanced Photoshop magazine in 2012, Suellen developed her unique style and technique by creating photo collage that result from a combination of commercial lighting and digital painting, tending to have a cinematic finish with each new work.

A special interest in imaginative movies and also a huge influence of her own culture (Brazil) led her to adopt a different kind of Dark Art with more bright and vibrant colors, combined with cultural depictions of folklore and influences from Brazilian Carnival costumes.^[4]

Nathália started her own business Lady Symphonia Digital Art^[5] in 2008, specializing in dark art, cover design^[6] and photo manipulation.

Despite her personal illustrations, Nathália is mostly known by her commercial works and a notable clientele list which consists of musicians, photographers,^[7] best-selling writers as well as major companies including Random House,^[8] Penguin Group, Harper Collins,^[9] Simon & Schuster,^[10][11]McCann Erickson, Scholastic^[12] and Harry N. Abrams Books.^[13]

Selected press

• Imagine Fx magazine,(Future Publishing)^[6]"Cover Stars":"If you wanna be my cover", 2012, issue 91, p17
• Imagine Fx magazine, issue 97 ^[6] July, 2013.
• Idea photos magazine, May/June 2009, China
• IEVA^[14] 2013, Lithuania
• Photoshop Creative Brasil, Issue 17, 48^[15]
• Sketchoholic Book Art^[16] (Mad Artist Publishing): Vanity, 2012
• Julia Kuzmenko:^[17] Digital Photo Retouching: Beauty, Fashion & Portrait Photography Book (Mad Artist Publishing)
• Folha de S. Paulo,^[18] 2011
• Redivider 9.2,^[19] Art and Literature, 2012
• Dark Beauty Magazine Feature,^[20]Emptiness of Winter Solstice, 2011
• Faerie Magazine Cover, "Tales of the Silk Road" Issue 23, 2012

Suellen's Art "ABOVE" (Scholastic), Frankfurt Book Fair, October 17, 2011.

Selected works

• Dark Moor^[21] – "Ars Musica", 2013
• Almah, "Unfold"^[22] 2013
• Noturna (band)^[23] – "A Dream Within a Dream", 2011
• The Grisha Trilogy: "The Gathering Dark" ["Shadow and Bone" (USA)], Leigh Bardugo – The New York Times bestselling author,^[24] (Orion Publishing Group) – ISBN 9780805094596
• Raven Quinn (American musician) –^[25] Art to "Not In Vain" Album – 2012
• "Last Kiss Goodnight", Gena Showalter – The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,^[7](Simon & Schuster) – ISBN 9781451671599
• "Black and Blue", Gena Showalter – The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,^[7](Simon & Schuster) – ISBN 9781451671605
• "Kill My Only Enemy", Disdained (band),^[26] Album Art – (Rambo/Sony Music)
• "Iraena's Ashes", Alpine Fault (band),^[27] 2012 – Album Art – (Rare Breed Records)
• "Splintered" and "Unhinged"^[6] by A.G Howard. (Abrams Books Publishing) – ISBN 9781419704284
• "On the other side^[28]" series by Denise Grover Swank, "Here"(2011) and "There"(2012) – ISBN 1466394579 / ISBN 978-1466358287
• "The Splendor Falls",^[8] Rosemary Clement-Moore (Random House) 2009 – ISBN 9780552561358
• "Dark Descendant",^[10] Jenna Black – (Simon & Schuster) – ISBN 978-1451606799
• "Above",^[12] Leah Bobet, (Scholastic Publishing), 2012 – ISBN 978-0-54529-670-0
• The Cursed Ones, Nancy Holder,^[29] 2010 (Simon & Schuster) – ISBN 978-0857070821
• The Replacement, Brenna Yovanoff,^[11] 2011 (Simon & Schuster) – ISBN 0-316-78753-1
• "A Brush of Darkness",^[30] Allison Pang, (Simon & Schuster), 2011 – ISBN 1439198322
• Coveted series: "Compelled" and "Bitter Disenchantment",^[31] Shawntelle Madison – ISBN 0988798530

References

1. "Suellen's dark art has won admirers worldwide."- ArtistaDay.com
2. Lady Symphonia website
3. Advanced Photoshop Magazine, Issue 97 Cover
4. Nathalia Suellen's official gallery
5. "Lady Symphonia" – Interview, 2011
6. Imagine Fx Interview "If you wanna be my cover" – Issue 91
7. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter, Last Kiss Goodnight (Simon & Schuster) book cover
8. "The Splendor Falls" (Random House), 2009
9. BoingBoing.com Did Harper Collins rip off Brazilian illustrator Nathália Suellen?
10. Dark Descendant, Jenna Black, 2011
11. Top 10 List: Nathália Suellen aka Lady Symphonia’s Favorite October 12, 2012
12. Leah Bobet talks about Above and Artist Nathalia Suellen Above, Leah Bobet, Scholastic Publishing, 2012 –
13. A.G Howard's official blog Splintered Cover Reveal and Suellen's Art
14. Ieva Magazine Feature
15. Photoshop Creative Brasil Issue 48, P.83
16. Sketchoholic: Vanity, 2012
17. Julia Kuzmenko: Digital Photo Retouching: Beauty, Fashion & Portrait Photography Book, Mad Artist Publishing
18. Folha de S.Paulo Article, 2011
19. Redivider 9.2 feature, 2012
20. Dark Beauty Magazine Feature, Emptiness of Winter Solstice, 2011
21. "Dark Moor, Ars Musica - territoriodamusica.com"
22. Almah, Unfold
23. Noturna (A Dream Within a Dream) – whiplash.net
24. Illustration to NY Best-selling author, Leigh Bardugo. http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/may/24/trailer-gathering-dark
25. "Not in Vain" Raven Quinn's forthcoming 2012 release, Mtv.com
26. Kill My Only Enemy – Disdained (band), 2011 – Rambo/Sony Music
27. Alpine Fault New Album "Iraena's Ashes" and Artist Nathalia Suellen
28. Author Denise Grover Swank "My Cover for HERE"
29. The Cursed Ones by Nancy Holder,2010
30. Allison Pang Interview about "A Brush of Darkness and Nathalia Suellen's cover art
31. Compelled, Exclusive Cover Reveal

External links

• Nathalia Suellen's official website
• Nathalia Suellen on deviantART
• Lady Symphonia Official Facebook