I was born in Venezuela and in simple words i’m a guy who does what he loves: taking pictures and creating alternate realities. My taste for surreal photography began one night in 2015. I wanted to draw what I felt in my notebook, tried it, but i’m not very good at drawing (yet), so i took my camera and the knowledge I had of digital manipulation and voilá. I felt so liberated and connected, I was able to express myself without even speaking (something i didn’t do before). From that moment i understood what it feels to do something with passion, i knew that my path would be photography because it makes me happy.
I’ve always been self-taught, everything i know so far i’ve learned on my own and with youtube’s help, of course.
People ask why I distort reality with my photos and don’t follow the traditional idea of photography. But why settle for what we have before us if we can achieve the impossible?
COMMISSIONED PROJECTS:
I am a digital photographer and manipulator, that means i can virtually create everything that can be imagined, over time i’ve been able to understand every step of the intricate process of creating an image with a realistic finish. I am available for commissioned work from anywhere in the world, if you have a project / idea do not hesitate to contact me.
EXHIBITS & PUBLICATIONS
2016 – Instagram Blog – “Daniel Serva expresses his changing emotional states through dreamy digital imagery”
2016 – My Modern Met – “Young Photographer Achieves Cathartic Emotional Release through His Visual Diary”
2016 – DesignBoom.com
2016 – Ashton Kutcher’s APLUS – “Teen Uses Surreal Photography To Express His Emotions On Instagram”
2016 – II Photography Salon in homage to Oswaldo Blanco – Municipal Art Gallery Maestro José Requena, Barquisimeto, Estado Lara.
2016 – Photogrist.com – “Artist Expresses Himself Through Fine Art Self Portraits”
2017 – Klinamen.it – “The Magic World of Daniel Serva”
2017 – Sortra.com – “Surreal Sefl Portraits by Daniel Serva”
2017 – Zzzzllee.com – “Express emotions through surrealist works”
2017 – Mott.pe – “Una serie de autorretratos que reflejan los sentimientos más secretos”
2017 – 13° National Salon of Young Artists MACZUL (Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia).
2018 – ArtFixDaily – “Escaping Reality: The Many Fantasies of Daniel Serva”
2018 – Individual “A Journey to the Unconscious” – Galería Villalón (VGA).
2018 – AMPM Collective Opening – Galería AMPM (Hotel Tiffany).
2018 – Alternative Space VGA Gallery – Individual (Extension) “A Journey to the Unconscious”
2018 – “Nuevo Surrealismo” MAAA (Acarigua-Araure Museum of Art).
2018 – Collective “ Paralell 18” Miartspace Miami, Wynwood District, USA.
2018 – Collective “Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition” Agora Galery, New York.
2019 – International Photo Expo “Ethereal: A Daily Poetry” | ImageNation, Paris.
2019 – Collective “Sublimation Milan” | Seven Days Photo Agency, Milan.
