The Ascent
Acrylic on Canvas
47x33in
France
Sara Monteiro is a painter, photographer, and visual artist whose background weaves together fine arts, psychology, and neuroscience, grounded in rigorous classical training and enriched by her vibrant experiences across European art capitals. She blends Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Surrealism, integrating classical anatomy and chiaroscuro with surreal abstraction, experimental materials, and ethereal textures. Her art probes themes of self-perception, memory, and transformation, creating introspective dreamscapes that invite deep reflection and evoke a transcendent sense of recognition and stillness in the viewer.