  DANIELA RIA | Atlanta, GA - Milan, Italy www.danielaria.com The refined Milan-based artist Daniela Ria is well-known for her portraits of pets in human poses and for her unique characters of noble dogs and elegant cats. Enhancing pets' signature characteristics, she interprets animal faces to become respectable diplomats, elegant duchesses, fine countesses, distinguished gentlemen, and magnificent leaders. "My pet portraits are built through a soulful perceptive process, suspended between real representation and imagination, where the aesthetic result is always and exclusively a visual emotion," says Daniela. She catches an expression, a proud glance or a peculiar pose, and then transforms the subject into a true character, interpreting personalities of these animals and providing them with emotions and intelligence. Daniela's portraits are based on historical research, using clothing and adornments of the past surrounding the images with elegant light effects, picturesque landscapes or interior backdrops. |
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